Rukhsar Khatoon and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:75362-DB; Criminal Misc. Writ Petition 9330 of 2025; Rukhsar Khatoon; quashing of FIR; Section 137(2) BNS; Case Crime No. 0077 of 2025; P.S. Khampur, District Deoria; protection from arrest; age of girl; major/minor; ossification test; panel of three doctors; Chief Medical Officer; statement under section 183 B.N.S.S. before Magistrate; police report under section 193 B.N.S.S.; marriage of sweet will; birth certificate; Aadhar card; educational record; Suhani v. State of U.P. 2018 0 Supreme (SC) 1430; P. Yuvaprakash v. State; interim protection from arrest; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with protective directions: petitioner no. 1 to be produced before the Magistrate for her statement under section 183 B.N.S.S. and before a panel of three doctors constituted by the Chief Medical Officer for age determination (ossification) test, to conclude on or before 19.6.2025 (printed '19.62025') or within six weeks; petitioners not to be arrested meanwhile, subject to assisting the I.O.; arrest made subject to her section 183 B.N.S.S. statement and age; if found major and the statement favours petitioner no. 2, no arrest till police report under section 193 B.N.S.S., failing which the protection automatically stands vacated.