In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-20869 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:22.7.2010 Paramjit Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. They have recently solemnized their marriage on 19.7.2010 by way of Anand Karaj ceremony at Gurdwara Shri Akalgarh Sahib, Karor Kalan, Tehsil and District Mohali. The certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.3) issued by the said Gurdwara and photographs (Annexure-P.4) have been placed on record. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized they apprehend threat to their life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 8 who are the parents, brother and uncles respectively of petitioner No.1. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.1) is 22.12.1987 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) is 18.6.1986. The averments made in the petition are supported by affidavit of 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 Cr. Misc. No.M-20869 of 2010 [2] marriage with petitioner No.2 of her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. Besides, she is happy with her marriage. It is submitted by both the petitioners that they were not earlier married. 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 same shall be duly considered and looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. July 22, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*