Meghalaya High Court
Niksrang Ch Marak vs State Of Meghalaya & Ors on 9 April, 2026
Serial No. 04
Daily List HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA
AT SHILLONG
Crl.Petn. No. 12 of 2025
Date of order: 09.04.2026
Niksrang Ch marak vs State of Meghalaya & ors
Coram:
Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Revati Mohite Dere, Chief Justice
Appearance:
For the Petitioner : P.T. Sangma, Adv. with
Ms G.Ch. Marak, Adv.
For the Respondents : Mr H. Abraham, Addl PP with
Mr S. A. Sheikh, Adv. [for R5]
This is a petition seeking quashing of the proceeding
under the POCSO Act, 2012 with consent of the parties i.e., the
petitioner No. 1 (accused) and the respondent No. 5 (victim).
2. According to the learned counsel appearing for the
petitioner and the respondent No. 5, the relationship between
the two was consensual. It is submitted that at the relevant time,
the respondent No. 5 was 17 years 8 months of age and the
petitioner was around 21 years of age. It is further submitted
that from the said relationship, there is a child born who is 2
years of age. It is informed that the parties are living together as
husband and after marriage would be living with the parents of
the respondent No. 5, since as per the custom. The parents of
both the petitioner and the respondent No. 5 are present. All of
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them to appear before the Secretary, High Court Legal Services
Committee today to enable the her to record the statement of the
respondent No. 5 whether the consent is an informed consent,
whether the respondent No. 5 wants to go back to school and
continue her education, whether she and the child have received
any benefits either from the State of Central Government, etc.
The said report to be submitted on the next date.
3. The respondent No. 5 has filed her affidavit giving her ‘no
objection’ to the quashing of the proceeding. She is present in
person. When questioned, she reiterates what is stated by her in
the affidavit i.e., she has ‘no objection’ to the quashing of the
proceeding against the petitioner since they are living together
and have a child from the said relationship.
4. Stand over to 24th April, 2026.
5. Interim relief granted earlier, to continue till the next date.
(Revati Mohite Dere)
Chief Justice
Meghalaya
09.04.2026
“Sylvana PS”
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