In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-9359 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:1.4.2009 Geeta Rani and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Gurtej Singh Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Middle standard examination certificate (Annexure-P.1) is 22.3.1986. The age of petitioner No.2 is about 23 years. He has placed on record an identity card (Annexure-P.2) in which his age as on 1.1.2006 is recorded as 20 years. The petitioners were known to each other and had a liking for each other. They requested their parents for their marriage. However, the parents of petitioner No.1 especially her father (respondent No.4) was not ready to accept the marriage. Therefore, the petitioners on their own have solemnized their marriage on 25.3.2009 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies in Pracheen Shiv Mandir (Regd.), Mani Majra, Chandigarh. The marriage certificate (Annexure-P.3) and photographs (Annexure-P.4) of their marriage have been placed on record. However, the marriage which has been solemnized is not to the liking of the father (respondent No.4) of petitioner No.1 and other relatives and they are harassing them. The petitioners have also submitted an application dated Cr. Misc. No.M-9359/2009 [2] 29.3.2009 (Annexure-P.5) to respondents No.2 and 3. However, despite the said application, the threat persists, therefore, they have been 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. In the 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 1, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*