In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc.-M No.3040 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:3.2.2009 Anu and another .....Petitioners v. U.T., Chandigarh and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Rakesh Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners for directing respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the lives and personal liberty of the petitioners by providing them adequate security/Police protection and for directing respondent No.4, who is the father of petitioner No.1, not to interfere in the personal lives and liberty of the petitioners and further for directing respondents No.2 and 3 not to allow or let respondent No.4 or anybody else from interfering with the lives and liberty of the petitioners or harassing them in any manner. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major and are educated. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her secondary school examination certificate (Annexure-P.1) is 29.7.1981 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his secondary school examination certificate (Annexure-P.2) is 11.10.1976. The petitioners have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 27.1.2009 at Manav Sansakar Jagriti Mission, Chandigarh according to Hindu rites and ceremonies as they had a liking for each other. The Photographs (Annexure-P.3) and certificate (Annexure-P.4) regarding the marriage have been placed on record. However, on account of the marriage Cr. Misc.-M No.3040 of 2009 [2] that has been solemnized, they are facing threats from the parents and other family members of petitioner No.1, especially her father (respondent No.4). On the evening of 27.1.2009, respondent No.4 along with some persons came to the house of petitioner No.2 and openly threatened that they did not accept the marriage which had been solemnized by the petitioners. On account of the threat that was held out, the petitioner No.2 along with his parents personally met the SHO, Police Station Sector 17, Chandigarh (respondent No.3) on 28.1.2009. It is submitted that respondent No.3 was asked to provide Police protection but he has not taken any action. The petitioners on 29.1.2009 submitted an application (Annexure-P.5) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh (respondent No.2) for providing them protection. Despite the same the threat persists. 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 on her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present 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 shall be duly considered and looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. February 3, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*