IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-8527 of 2008. Date of decision:-07.4.2008. Bharti Chopra and another ...Petitioners. Versus State of U.T.Chandigarh and others ...Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. Sukhpal Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. RAJESH BINDAL J. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that as undertaken before this court on 04.4.2008, he has already deposited a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- in the name of petitioner No.1 in her bank account No.55139512902 in State Bank of Patiala High Court Branch, Chandigarh. 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 P-3) issued by Gurudwara Jiwan Sudhar Sabha, Sector 32-C, Chandigarh. As per certificate Annexure P-1, the date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 18.01.1988 and she was more than 18 years of age on the date of marriage which according to the petitioners was solemnized on 28.03.2008. 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 Criminal Misc. No. M-8527 of 2008 -2- 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 the direction to Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh that in case the petitioners move an application before the aforesaid authority to provide protection to their life and liberty, the same shall be considered and if required, necessary protection shall be provided to the petitioners. A copy of the order be given to the counsel for the petitioners under the signature of the Bench Secretary. 7th April, 2008. (RAJESH BINDAL) asija JUDGE