In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-7853 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:20.3.2009 Manpreet Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Anuj Balian, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for directing respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners as well as the family members of petitioner No.2. A further direction is sought to respondents No.2 and 3 not to harass and humiliate the petitioners and family members of petitioner No.2 at the instance of respondent No.4 who is the father of petitioner No.1. Besides, respondents No.2 and 3 be directed to provide adequate security to the petitioners as well as family members of petitioner No.2 as they apprehend danger to their life from respondent No.4. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. Petitioner No.1 is a Diploma holder in Pharmacy. Her date of birth as per Matriculation standard examination certificate (Annexure-P.1) is 14.4.1987. The date of birth of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) issued by Bihar Vidyalaya Pariksha Samiti is 9.11.1978. The petitioner Cr. Misc. No.M-7853/2009 [2] No.2 is a Teacher in Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and teaches in Ambala District. The petitioners are educated and they had a liking for each other, therefore, they decided to solemnize their marriage amongst themselves. The marriage has been solemnized in a temple at Ghaziabad (U.P.). It has been registered under Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act in the office of the Hindu Marriage Registrar, Ghaziabad. The certificate dated 5.3.2009 (Annexure-P.3) issued by the office of Hindu Marriage Registrar, Ghaziabad has been placed on record. However, on account of the marriage that has been solemnized the family members of petitioner No.1 are raising hue and cry. The petitioners belong to different castes which is not to the liking of respondent No.4. Therefore, he has been openly hurling threats to the newly wedded couple as well as family members of petitioner No.2. Respondent No.4, it is stated, is an influential person and he is out to harass the petitioners. The petitioners approached respondent No.2 by making application dated 18.3.2009 (Annexure-P.4) for providing them Police protection. However, despite the said application the threat to the petitioners persists. 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. Keeping in view the aforesaid 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 Cr. Misc. No.M-7853/2009 [3] accordance with law. March 20, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*