In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-28365 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:24.9.2010 Priya and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Ashok Giri, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. They have on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 22.9.2010. The marriage was solemnized at Arya Samaj & Vedic Welfare Society, Sector 22-B, Chandigarh. The certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.4) issued by the said Society and photographs (Annexure-P.3) of the marriage have been placed on record. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized the petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty from the parents (respondents No.4 and 5) of petitioner No.1. The petitioners have also submitted an application dated 22.9.2010 (Annexure-P.5) to the S.S.P., Ludhiana (respondent No.2) to ensure protection of their life and liberty from the family members of petitioner No.1. However, despite the said representation, the threat to them persists. The petitioners, it is submitted, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her affidavit (Annexure-P.1) is 25.6.1992. It is submitted that she is more than 18 years of age. It is alleged that the certificate of petitioner No.1 was torn by her parents (respondents No.4 and Cr. Misc. No.M-28365 of 2010 [2] 5) as they got an idea that she may elope with a boy. The date of birth of petitioner No.2 it is stated is 1.10.1989. In this regard, he has placed on record his Janam Patrika (Annexure-P.2). The averments made in the petition are supported by affidavit of petitioner No.1. 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 happy with her marriage. It is submitted by both the petitioners that they were not earlier married. In the afore-noticed 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. September 24, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*