IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No.M 12852 OF 2008 Date of Decision: May 20, 2008 JASHANJOT KAUR AND ANOTHER .....PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. G.S.Verma, Advocate, for the petitioners. RAJESH BINDAL J Prayer made in the present petition is for protection of life and liberty of the petitioners, who had married against the consent of their parents. Both the parties are present in Court. Petitioners have appended a copy of Marriage Certificate(Annexure P3) issued by Prabandhak Committee Sudhar Sabha Regd. No.1320/1986 Sector 32 C, Chandigarh. As per certificate Annexure P1, the date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 16.10.1985 and she was more than 18 years of age on the date of marriage which according to the petitioners was solemnized on 14.05.2008. They are apprehending their arrest and harassment by the police as the family members of petitioner No.1 were not agreeable to the marriage. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of the family members of petitioner No.1 and as such they are fearing threat to their life and liberty. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to Senior Superintendent of Police, Ludhiana that in case the petitioners move an application before him, the same shall be considered and if required, necessary protection shall be provided to the petitioners. May 20, 2008 (RAJESH BINDAL) Ruchika JUDGE