JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Ajay Kumar Vashistha, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Vijendra Pal Singh, who has put in appearance on behalf of the respondent no.6, the father of the girl/first informant and Sri Rajesh Mishra, learned AGA appearing for the State.

2. Today when the case is taken up learned AGA has produce a copy of medical certificate of the girl issued by the Chief Medicinal Officer, Kanpur Nagar, which was done in compliance of the earlier order passed by this Court, which shows that the age of the girl is 19 years. It is an admitted position that the marriage of the girl was fixed and lagan ceremony was to take place on 23.04.2018, however the girl has eloped one day prior to her lagan ceremony i.e. on 22.04.2018. Reliance has also been placed on the statement of the girl under Section 164 Cr.P.C., copy of which is annexed on page no.42 of the writ petition, wherein she states that ^^fd geus dksVZ esa 'kknh dj yh Fkh fQj ogkaW ls ge cMdy] gfjk;k.kk esa jg jgs Fks rc ls ge ogha jg jgsa gSaA esjss vkSj dqynhi ds chp ifr&iRuh tSls lEcU/k gSaA eSa mldh iRuh gwaW vkSj oks esjk ifr gS eS xHkZorh gks x;h gwaW vkSj eS dqynhi ds lkFk gh jguk pkgrh gWwa] ;gh esjk c;ku gSA*