IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. M. No. 3442-M of 2008 Date of Order : 08.02.2008 Seema and another ..... Petitioners. Versus State of Punjab and others ..... Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. K.P.S. Sandhu, 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 photographs of their marriage Annexure. P-3. As per certificate Annexure P-1 issued by the Punjab School Education Board, the date of birth of petitioner No.1 is October 16, 1986 and she was more than 18 years of age on the date of marriage which according to the petitioners was solemnized on December 23, 2007. They are apprehending their arrest and also harassment by the police and family members of petitioner No.1 , as they 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 their parents and as such they are fearing threat to their life and liberty. They had already approached respondent No.3- Station House Officer, Police Station Vijay Nagar, Amritsar, but no action has been taken by him. Crl. M. No. 3442-M of 2008 --2-- Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with the direction to Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar to see that in case there is any threat to the life and liberty of the petitioners, he should take appropriate action to protect the same. ( RAJESH BINDAL ) JUDGE February 8, 2008 Dinesh