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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M. Nirmal Kumar, J
Ruban Sankar – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
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| 1. context of the nature of offences and current status of proceedings. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. consensual marriage and reconciliation as grounds for relief. (Para 3 , 4 , 6) |
| 3. application of judicial precedents regarding the preservation of matrimonial integrity. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
ORDER
The petitioners/A1 to A3, who are facing trial in Spl.SC.No.186 of
2025 pending before the Sessions Judge Magalir Needhi Mandram, Chennai, for offence under Sections 5(l), 6(1) of Protection of Child from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (in short ‘POCSO Act’) and Sections 9 and 10 of Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2006, had filed this quash petition.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the 1st petitioner married the victim/2nd respondent on 19.05.2024 at Sri Devi Kadal Muthukarumari Amman Koil Mandabam, in the presence of the 2nd and 3rd petitioners. The 1st petitioner had a physical relationship with the victim and subsequently, the victim became pregnant. On 06.07.2025, a male child was born and later, on 07.07.2025, the child was died. At that time of marriage, the victim did not complete 18 years of age. Thus, the respondent Police registered a case against the petitioners in Crime No.15 of 2025
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