In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-13947 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:12.5.2010 Parveen Kumari and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. C.L. Pawar, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. The present petition has been filed for directing SSP, Hoshiarpur (respondent No.2) to protect their life and liberty and further for directing SHO, Police Station Chabbewal, District Hoshiarpur (respondent No.3) not to harass them at the behest of respondents No.4 to 6, who are the mother and uncles respectively of the petitioner No.1 and for directing them not to interfere in their married life. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her birth certificate (Annexure-P.1) issued by the Sub-Registrar, Births and Death, Badla (Hoshiarpur) is 9.6.1990 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Middle Standard Education result card and certificate (Annexure-P.2) issued by the Punjab School Education Board is 18.8.1988. The petitioners had a liking for each other for the last many years. Petitioner No.1 expressed her desire to marry petitioner No.2, Cr. Misc. No.M-13947 of 2010 [2] however, she was warned by her mother and uncles (respondents No.4 to 6) that this was not to their liking and would result in alarming consequences. Father of the petitioner No.1 is residing abroad and he wanted to marry her against her wishes. The parents of the petitioner No.1 were against their marriage, therefore, the petitioners went away from their respective homes on 8.5.2010 and solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 10.5.2010 at Hanuman Mandir, Sector 40, Chandigarh. A copy of the marriage certificate (Annexure-P.3) issued by the Swayamvar Sanskar Foundation, U.T., Chandigarh and the photographs (Annexure-P.4) have been placed on record. The petitioners after marriage tried to seek the blessings of their parents but respondents No.4 to 6 threatened to kill the petitioners. The petitioners on account of the threat perception approached Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur (respondent No.2) and submitted a representation dated 10.5.2010 (Annexure-P.5) for protection of their life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 6. However, despite the representation the petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty, therefore, they have filed the present petition. 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. 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 Cr. Misc. No.M-13947 of 2010 [3] same shall be duly considered and looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. Copy of this order be given dasti on payment of fee prescribed for urgent applications. May 12, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*