In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-10530 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:20.4.2009 Harjinder Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Balram Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 16.4.2009 at Balmiki Mandir, Sector 24-C, Chandigarh. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 8.7.1984. The identity card (Annexure-P.1) issued by the Election Commission of India has been placed on record in which the age of petitioner No.1 as on 1.1.2006 is mentioned as 21 years. The date of birth of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) is 15.4.1980. The photographs (Annexure-P.3) and the certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.4) with the regard to the solemnization of marriage have been placed on record. The marriage that has been solemnized, it is submitted, is not to the liking of respondents No.4 and 5, who are parents of petitioner No.1. Therefore, the petitioners apprehend threat from them. The petitioners have also submitted an application dated 16.4.2009 (Annexure-P.5) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar (respondent No.2) with copy to SHO, Cr. Misc. No.M-10530/2009 [2] Police Station Lambra, District Jalandhar (respondent No.3). However, despite that the petitioners apprehend danger to themselves from the parents (respondents No.4 and 5) of petitioner No.1. Therefore, they have approached this Court. 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. Besides, she is happily married. In the afore-noticed 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. April 20, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*