IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-31963 of 2010 Date of decision : 29.10.2010 Karamjit Kaur and another …. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ….. Respondents Present : Mr. Rajbir Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. *** S.S. SARON, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. They have on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 27.10.2010 at Sri Nirankari Darbar (Rawalpindi), Sector-21-B, Chandigarh according to Sikh rites. The copy of the marriage certificate (Annexure P3) issued by Sri Nirankari Darbar (Rawalpindi), Sector21-B, Chandigarh and the photographs (Annexure P4) regarding the solemnization of the marriage have been placed on record. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized, the petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty from respondents No.6 and 7 who are the father and mother’s sister’s husband (Masar) of petitioner No.1. The petitioners also submitted an application dated 27.10.2010 (Annexure P5) to respondents No.2 to 5 seeking protection to their life and liberty. However, despite the said application, the threat to them persists. Therefore, they have filed the present petition. The petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her matriculation examination certificate (Annexure P1) issued by the Punjab School Education Crl. Misc. No. M-31963 of 2010 [2] Board is 21.8.1986 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his passport (Annexure P2) is 27.7.1980. The averments as made in the petition are supported by the affidavit of Karamjit Kaur (petitioner No.1). Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is stated by petitioner No.1 that she has solemnized her marriage with petitioner No.2 of her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. She is happy with her marriage. It is also stated by the petitioners that they were not earlier married. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No.2 to 5 that in case the petitioners approach any of them setting out their grievances as have been made in the present petition, the same would be looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE October 29, 2010 amit