Mr S.A. Sheikh, Adv with
Mr L.N. Arengh, Adv. [for R5&6]
Pursuant to the order dated 11th February, 2026, the
respondent No. 5 (original complainant) and the respondent No.
6 (victim) are present in Court. The petitioner is also present in
person.
2. Both, the respondent Nos. 5 and 6 have filed their
respective affidavits. In the affidavit, the respondent No. 5
(mother of the victim and original complainant) has, in
paragraph 5 stated that she has no objection to the marriage
between her daughter (respondent No. 6) and the petitioner, as
they are staying together as husband and wife. She has further
stated that the petitioner and the respondent No. 6 have a baby
girl aged six years. The respondent No. 5 has further stated in
the affidavit that in the event, the case is not quashed, the baby
girl will suffer and hence, she does not wish to proceed with the
prosecution.