IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. 25523-M of 2007 Date of Decision: 26.04.2007 Neetu Kamboj and another. ........Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab and others. ........Respondents Present: Mr. B.S.Sodhi, Advocate, for the petitioners. *** S.S.SARON,J.(ORAL) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for issuance of directions/orders to respondents No.1 and 2 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners and to provide them security as their life is in danger at the instance of respondents No.3 and 4 who are the brothers, Respondent No.5 who is the uncle and respondent No.6 who is maternal uncle respectively of petitioner No.1. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major and they were known to each other for the last one year. They solemnized their marriage on 25.11.2006 at Gurudwara Sri Ber Sahib Sultanpur Lodhi by way of Anand Karaj ceremony. The marriage has been solemnized of their own free will. However, the said marriage is not to the linking of the respondents No. 3 to 6. It is submitted that the marriage is an inter-caste marriage, which is opposed by the relatives of petitioner No.1. Therefore, they apprehend danger to their life and liberty, which is liable to be protected. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners and perusing the record, it may be noticed that the petitioners have not approached the S.S.P.,Ferozepur (respondent No.1) and/or the S.H.O., Police Station Crl. Misc. No. 25523-M of 2007 -2- Fazilka (respondent No.2) with regard to their grievances as set out in the present petition. In these circumstances, the present petition is disposed of with the direction that in case the petitioners approach respondent No. 1 and/or respondent No. 2 with their grievance as set out in the present petition, the same would be looked into by them independently and in accordance with law and un-influenced by any observation made therein. April 26, 2007 (S.S.SARON) nt JUDGE