IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-23021 of 2010 Date of decision : 11.8.2010 Mamta Rani and another …. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ….. Respondents Present : Mr. Navdeep Chhabra, Advocate for the petitioners. *** S.S. SARON, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. They have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 5.8.2010 at Guru Nanak Gurudwara, Phase VI, Mohali. The certificate of marriage (Annexure P3) issued by the said Gurudwara and the photographs (Annexure P4) of the marriage have been placed on record. The marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners is not to the liking of respondents No.4 to 8 who are the relatives of the respective petitioners. The petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 8. Therefore, they have filed the present petition seeking protection of their life and liberty. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her matriculation certificate (Annexure P1) is 10.4.1987 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his matriculation Crl. Misc. No. M-23021 of 2010 [2] certificate (Annexure P2) is 29.9.1985. The averments made in the petition are supported by an affidavit of petitioner No.1. Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is stated by petitioner No.1 that she has solemnized her marriage with petitioner No.2 of her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. She is happy with her marriage. It is also stated by the petitioners that they are not earlier married. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No.2 and 3 that in case the petitioners approach any of them setting out their grievances as have been made in the present petition, the same would be looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE August 11, 2010 amit