JUDGMENT

1. The three petitioners herein have jointly filed this petition under Section 482 CrPC with prayer to quash the FIR dated 16.04.2021 upon which Pynursla P.S. Case No. 26 (4) of 2021 under Section 5(j) (ii) (q)/6 of the POCSO Act, 2012 was registered and the subsequent formal registration of Special (POCSO) Case No. 118 of 2021 now pending before the Court of the learned Special Judge (POCSO) Shillong.

2. This is a case where a quintessential love story between a young couple, albeit one of whom is about 17 years and another of about 22 years has run foul of the provisions of the law under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act inasmuch as an intimate relationship between the alleged survivor and the petitioner No. 1 herein which has culminated in their physical union and the consequence of a pregnancy was sought to be cut short by the authorities concerned who, on the survivor being brought to the Pynursla CHC and on being confirmed to be pregnant, the mother of the said survivor, who is the petitioner No. 2 herein was made to file an FIR in this regard. Hence, the registration of the case as aforementioned.

3. This is also a unique case where parties wh