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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M. Nirmal Kumar, J
Manivel – Appellant
Versus
State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Avinankudi Police Station, Cuddalore District. (Crime No.94 of 2024) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petition to quash child marriage prosecution under pocso. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. parties contest marriage validity citing customs and evidence. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. court notes family ties and near-majority of victim. (Para 6) |
| 4. precedent allows quashing for happy family realities. (Para 7) |
| 5. proceedings quashed; compromise recorded. (Para 8) |
ORDER
The petitioners/A1 to A6, who are facing trial in Spl.S.C. No.99 of 2025 on the file of the Special Court for exclusive trial of cases under POCSO Act, Cuddalore, had filed this quash petition.
2. The case of the prosecution is that on 21.04.2024, between 6:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., at Avingudi Shiva Temple, the petitioners jointly conspired and conducted the marriage of the victim minor girl, Sathiyapriya, who was aged about 17 years at the time. Based on information received from the Social Welfare Department, an inquiry was initiated, leading to the registration of a case in Crime No. 94 of 2024 for offences under Sections 9, 10, and 11 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, and Sections 5(l), 5(j)(ii), 6, 5(n), and 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, read with Section 344 of the Indian Penal
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