Judgment

Mr. Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J.

Prayer made in the present petition is for seeking quashing of Memo No.DC/SR/2021/1458 dated 19.10.2021 (Annexure P-6) whereby respondent No.3- Sub-Registrar of Documents, Chandigarh directed the petitioners to approach a competent Court on the representation dated 16.08.2021 submitted by the petitioners and has not registered the Adoption Deed dated 07.06.2021 (Annexure P-4) presented before him.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioner No.3 was subjected to rape by respondent No.4 in the month of May 2020 when she was 13 years of age. The said respondent No.4 had threatened to kill the petitioner No.3 (minor) if she informed anyone about the rape. Being under fear, she could not tell about the said incident to anyone. There was, however, a constant pain in her abdomen, for which she was taken to PGI by her parents, where it was informed that she was pregnant as an outcome of rape committed upon her. On being questioned, petitioner No.3 informed her parents that she was subjected to rape by respondent No.4 and about the threat. Immediate action was taken and the matter was reported to the police, whereupon FIR No.06 dated