In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-10614 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:8.4.2010 Rambir and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Atul Yadav, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. The present petition has been filed for directing respondents No.2 and 3 to protect their life and and liberty and for further directing respondents No.4 and 5, who are the parents of petitioner No.2, from harassing them or interfering in their peaceful life. The petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per his driving licence (Annexure-P.1) is 7.5.1984 and that of petitioner No.2 as per her Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) issued by the Board of School Education Haryana is 10.9.1988. The petitioner No.1 belongs to Ror caste and petitioner No.2 belongs to Prajapat caste. They both profess Hindu religion. They had known each other for quite time and decided to solemnize their marriage amongst themselves with their own free will and consent. The family members of petitioner Cr. Misc. No.M-10614 of 2010 [2] No.2, particularly, respondents No.4 and 5, who are her parents, were opposed to the marriage. The family members of petitioner No.1, however, had no objection. The petitioners accordingly solemnized their marriage on their own on 5.4.2010 in a simple ceremony. The marriage was solemnized at Sri Hanuman Mandir, Sector 40-B, Chandigarh. The certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.3) regarding solemnization of marriage at Sri Hanuman Mandir, Sector 40-B, Chandigarh issued by the Adhyatmik Arya Samaj Mission, Chandigarh and also photographs (Annexure-P.4) have been placed on record. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized the petitioners apprehend threat from respondents No.4 and 5. The petitioner No.1 also submitted an application dated 6.4.2010 (Annexure-P.5) to the Superintendent of Police, Karnal (respondent No.2) to protect him and his wife (petitioner No.2) so that the family members of petitioner No.2 do not cause any harm to them. Despite the said application the threat persists. Learned counsel for the petitioners on instructions from the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are not earlier married. Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is stated by petitioner No.2 that she has solemnized her marriage with petitioner No.1 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-10614 of 2010 [3] same shall be duly considered and looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. April 8, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*