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12. Learned counsel for the accused laid stress in his argument that the victim was a major at the time of the incident and she had eloped with the accused on her own volition. The birth certificate of the victim marked as material Exhibit-1 is a procured document.

13. I have scrutinized the birth certificate, the document does not appear to be a procured document. The victim has deposed as PW-4 that the incident occurred about 2½ years ago. On the previous day of the incident, the accused visited them and stayed overnight in their house. While she was attending some household chores in the morning, the accused suggested a trip. She agreed to his proposal and they proceeded towards Bhebarghat. Then the accused requested her to accompany him to his residence, but she refused. The accused then forcefully took her in a bus towards Guwahati. From Guwahati, they boarded another bus towards Morigaon and thereafter, the accused took her to Page No.# 8/16 his residence. When they reached their residence, the accused told her that he would marry her, but she refused his proposal, as the accused is a distant relative. On the same day, at about 03:00 a.m. her family members came to the accused person's residence.

16. The victim has admitted in her cross-examination that she did not know where her father was at that time. The learned counsel for the accused has questioned the birth certificate of the victim. In her cross examination, the victim has stated that she did not know if any school certificate was produced by her family members in connection with this case. She did not know who applied for her birth certificate before the concerned authority.

17. It has already been held in my foregoing discussions that the birth certificate appears to be genuine. It does not appear to be a procured document. The victim's date of birth is 18.09.2002 and the certificate was issued on 30.04.2003 and the date of registration of her birth is 26.04.2003.