ORDER :

ANOOP KUMAR DHAND, J.

1. By way of filing the instant criminal misc. petition, a prayer has been made for quashing the impugned F.I.R. No.281/2021 registered at the Police Station Harmada, District Jaipur City (West) for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 384, 420 & 120B IPC.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the prosecutrix ‘SK’ is a major lady, aged around 19 years at the time of filing of this petition and her date of birth is 11.09.2002. She along-with the petitioner submitted an application under the provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (for short, ‘the Act of 1954’) for solemnizing their marriage before the Marriage Officer/ A.D.M. (IV), Jaipur, District Jaipur on 10.03.2021. Counsel submits that at the time of submitting the aforesaid application, the age of the prosecutrix was 18 years and 5 months. Counsel further submits that as per the procedure and provisions contained under the Act of 1954, one month notice was issued to the family members of the petitioner as well as the prosecutrix and thereafter, they re-appeared before the Marriage Officer and submitted their affidavits along-with affidavits of three witnesses. Subsequently, t