JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records in pending Trial in Spl.S.C.No.82 of 2021 on the file of the Fast Track Mahila Court, Namakkal and quash the same.)

1. This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in Spl.S.C.No.82 of 2021 on the file of the Fast Track Mahila Court, Namakkal for the offences under sections 366, 324, 498-A of IPC, Section 9 of Child Marriage Act, 2006 and 5[1], 6 of POCSO Act 2012.

2. The allegations against the petitioner is that the petitioner had kidnapped the defacto complainant, who was minor and the petitioner had married her and the defacto complainant had lodged a complaint which culminated into the impugned final report.

3. The second respondent has filed an affidavit before this Court to the effect that the the defacto complainaint and the petitioner married and are living jointly and hence, submitted that the proceedings against them may be quashed. She has also filed Marriage Registration Certificate dated 08.03.2022 and HSC certificate before this Court.

4. Mr.G.Venkatachalam, Velur Police Station was present before this Court and he informed thi