IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 8481 of 2009 Date of decision: March 26, 2009 Jeevan Jyoti and another ….. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ….. Respondents Present: Mr. Anand Chhibbar, Advocate for the petitioners. **** S.S. SARON, J. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her matriculation certificate (Annexure P1) is 6.12.1986. The date of birth of petitioner No.2 as per his matriculation certificate is 1.6.1981. Both the petitioners had a liking for each other. They belong to the same village and same caste. Therefore, they have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 23.3.2009 at Maghar Sahib Gurudwara, Patiala. The photographs (Annexure P3) taken at the time of marriage have been placed on record. The marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners, it is stated, is not to the liking of respondents No.4 to 8 who are the father, mother, brother, maternal uncle and cousin respectively of petitioner No.1. Therefore, the petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty from them. The petitioners have also submitted an application dated 24.3.2009 (Annexure P4) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur (respondent No.2) for providing them police protection. However, despite the said application, the threat persists. Therefore, they have approached this Court. Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is submitted by petitioner No.1 that she has solemnized her marriage Crl. Misc. No. M- 8481 of 2009 [2] with petitioner No.2 of her own free will and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. 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) March 26, 2009 JUDGE amit