IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (Crl.) No.158 of 2010 Smt. Asama Parveen and Anr. …Petitioners Versus State of Uttarakhand and others …Respondents Mr. Manish Arora, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. S.S. Adhikari, learned A.G.A. for the State. Dated 10th March, 2010 Hon’ble B.C. Kandpal, J. Hon’ble Nirmal Yadav, J. By way of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents no. 1 and 2 to provide protection to the petitioners on the ground that the petitioners are major and they got married with their own sweet will and the marriage took place on 28.01.2009 and since then they are living as husband and wife. The marriage certificate (Nikahnama) was also issued which has also been filed alongwith the writ petition. Respondent no. 3, who is the father of petitioner no. 1, is harassing the petitioners. The respondent no. 3 is also trying to get the petitioner no. 1 divorced from petitioner no. 2. He in connivance with the respondent no. 1 and 2 is also threatening the petitioners, which has put the petitioners life and liberty to danger. Heard Mr. Manish Arora, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. S.S. Adhikari, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. Having considered the submissions raised by learned counsel for the petitioners, we are of the view that it is not a case in which any writ of mandamus can be issued to respondents no. 1 and 2. However, we feel that in case the petitioners move a representation before the S.S.P., Haridwar. The S.S.P. Haridwar after considering and assessing the entire 2 situation of the matter, shall do needful in order to provide security to the petitioners. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is finally disposed of. (Nirmal Yadav, J.) (B.C. Kandpal, J.) SKS/VKG 10.03.2010