IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-8724 of 2008. Date of decision:-04.4.2008. Kumar Sonu and others ...Petitioners. Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. J.P.Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. RAJESH BINDAL J. Prayer made in the present petition is for protection of life and liberty of the petitioners, as the petitioners Nos.2 and 3 had married against the consent of their parents. The petitioners are present in Court. Petitioners Nos.2 and 3 have appended a copy of Marriage Certificate (Annexure P-3) issued by the office of the Hindu Marriage, Registrar, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh). As per certificate Annexure P-1 issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education, the date of birth of petitioner No.2 is 23.2.1989 and she was more than 18 years of age on the date of marriage which according to the petitioners was solemnized on 27.4.2007. Even a child has also born out of the wedlock. Still the petitioners are being harassed. They are apprehending their arrest and harassment by the police as the family members of petitioner No.2 were not agreeable to the marriage. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that both the petitioners No.2 and 3 are major and had married against the wishes of the parents of petitioner No.2 and as such they are fearing threat to their life and liberty. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with the direction to Superintendent of Police, Mahendergarh at Narnaul that in case the petitioners move an application before the aforesaid authority to provide protection to their life and liberty, the same shall be considered and if required, necessary protection shall be provided to the petitioners. 4th April, 2008. (RAJESH BINDAL) asija JUDGE