IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No.627 of 2010 Smt. Poonam ……Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others .…Respondents Sri K.S. Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner Sri S.S. Adhikari, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondent nos. 1 & 2. Dated 29th July, 2010 Hon’ble B.C. Kandpal, J. Hon’ble Nirmal Yadav, J. By way of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent Nos. 1 & 2 to provide necessary and adequate protection in order to secure the life and liberty of the petitioner and her husband. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner and one Himmat are major and they solemnized the marriage on 14.06.2010 as per the Hindu Rites and Rituals in Arya Samaj Mandir, Saharanpur. They have also registered their marriage before the Registrar, Hindu Marriage, Saharanpur on 02.07.2010, a copy of marriage certificate issued by Registrar, Hindu Marriage, Saharanpur (U.P.) has been annexed as annexure No.2 to the writ petition. Respondent no.3, who is the stepfather of petitioner, has become annoyed with the marriage of the petitioners. Hence, he started extending threats to the petitioners for dire consequences. The respondent no.3 also in connivance with the respondent nos. 1 2 & 2, made the life of the petitioner and her husband miserable. Hence, this writ petition. Heard Sri K.S. Verma, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri S.S. Adhikari, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondent nos. 1 & 2 and perused the material available before us. Having considered the submissions raised by learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that at this stage no ground to issue any writ in the nature of mandamus to respondent Nos. 1 & 2 for providing the adequate security for the life and liberty of the petitioner and her husband is made out. However, we direct that in case the petitioner move a representation before the respondent no.1 i.e. S.S.P., Haridwar for providing the adequate security from respondent no.3, the S.S.P., Haridwar after assessing the entire situation at the spot, shall do the needful in the matter. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of finally. (Nirmal Yadav, J.) (B.C. Kandpal, J.) JKJ 29.07.2010