IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.10888 -M of 2010 DATE OF DECISION : APRIL 9, 2010 PINKI & ANR. ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. BS Dhull, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, has been filed praying for directions to respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from the hands of respondent No.4. It has been pleaded that the petitioners solemnised the marriage. It is an inter-caste marriage. The petitioners are sensing threat from respondent No.4, who is father of petitioner No.1-Pinki. A similar issue had come up for hearing before a Division Bench in CWP 6717 of 2009. The following is the operative part of order passed on 31.3.2010:- “Taking into the accou8nt the increasing incidents of the harassment and of violation against such couples, we are of the Criminal Misc. No.10888 -M of 2010 2 view that pending further orders in this writ petition, in case such couples approach the learned District and Sessions Judge concerned, he shall provide them temporary relief, by way of protection and in case the matter is found to involve question of importance, it will be open to the District and Sessions Judge to refer it to this Court. Therefore, all the District and Sessions Judges in Punjab, Haryana and also U.T. Chandigarh are directed to ensure that if such run away couples approach them for help and assistance, interim protection shall be provided by the learned District and Sessions Judge, pending further orders of this Court. In case the District and Sessions Judge is not available, the senior-most Additional District and Sessions Judge will provide such protection. The Registry is directed to communicate this order to all the District and Sessions Judges/Additional District and Sessions Judges in Punjab, Haryana and also U.T. Chandigarh.” Considering the above, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach the concerned District and Sessions Judge for the relief prayed for in this petition. April 9, 2010 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?