IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No. 303 of 2010 (M/B) Smt. Pratibha Rani & another … Petitioners Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others … Respondents Sri Ajay Veer Pundir, Advocate for petitioners Sri Nandan Arya, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondents no. 1 to 3 Hon’ble B.C. Kandpal, J. Hon’ble Nirmal Yadav, J. By way of this writ petition under Section 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to provide adequate security to the petitioners in order to secure their life and liberty. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioners are major and they solemnized married on 1st April, 2010 as per Hindu Rites at Arya Samaj Mandir, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The copy of the marriage certificate has been annexed as annexure No. 2 to the writ petition. It is further averred that respondent No. 4 by joining hands with the musclemen and in connivance with the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 has been harassing the petitioners resulting the apprehension of their life and liberty. Hence, the writ petition. 3. Heard Sri Ajay Veer Pundir, Advocate for the petitioners, Sri Nandan Arya, Advocate for the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and perused the record. 4. Having considered the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the petitioners, we are of the view that it is 2 not a case in which any relief by way of issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus can be issued at this stage. 5. However, we direct that in case, the petitioners make representation before respondent No. 2 - S.S.P., Dehradun, for providing the adequate security to them, the S.S.P. after assessing as to whether the security is to be provided to the petitioners to secure their life and liberty or not, shall do the needful in the matter. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of finally. (Nirmal Yadav, J.) (B.C. Kandpal, J.) 29.04.2010 ASWAL