JUDGMENT

Rajendra Kumar Srivastava, J. - This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashment of entire criminal proceeding of Special Case No. 25/2018 pending before the Court of Second ASJ, Umaria, in relation to offence under Sections 376 (2) (n), 376 (3), 376 (2) (h ) as well as Section 5(i) r/w Section 6 of POCSO Act. He also prays for quashing the order dated 03.01.2019 whereby the learned IInd ASJ has framed the charges of aforesaid offences.

2. It is informed by the learned panel lawyer for the State that the notice has been duly served upon the respondent No. 2/prosecutrix.

3. According to the case, on the basis of a letter received from the office of SP Umaria, in respect of a complaint filed by the prosecutrix, the Deputy Superintendent of Police has inquired the matter and prima-facie found that the petitioner and prosecutrix were in love and the prosecutrix had pregnancy of 9 months by the petitioner, thus, the petitioner performed Court marriage with her on 22.03.2018 and taken her to his house where the petitioner and his family members tortured the prosecutrix on account of demand of dowry. Hence, the police has registered a case