IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 5536 of 2026 ==========================================================

SANJAY @ KALO JETHABHAI SOLANK Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR. MAULIK M SONI(7249) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR RONAK RAVAL, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s)

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CORAM:HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M. K. THAKKER Date : 15/04/2026

ORAL ORDER

1. Present application is filed for the quashment of the FIR being C.R.No.11203025220205 of 2022 registered with Junagadh Taluka Police Station, District Junagadh for the offences punishable under sections 137(2), 87 and 64(2) (m) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 as well as sections 4, 6, 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act, 2012.

2. As per the allegations in the FIR, the victim girl, aged 16 years and 01 month, is stated to have eloped with the present applicant, thereby attracting offences under Sections 363 and 366 of the Indian Penal Code. At the outset, it is submitted that the victim has since married the applicant and the father of