IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-8189 of 2009 Date of decision: March 24, 2009 Anju Devi and another ….. Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ….. Respondents Present: Mr. Abhishek Sethi, Advocate for the petitioners. **** S.S. SARON, J. Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. Petitioner No.1 belongs to Kashyap Rajput Community whereas petitioner No.2 belongs to Badhi Community and both the petitioners have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves. The marriage was solemnized on 27.11.2008 at Arya Samaj Mandir at Ambala. The photographs (Annexure P3) of the marriage and the marriage certificate (Annexure P4) have been placed on record. Since the day of their marriage, the petitioners were living at the house of the parents of petitioner No.2. As soon as respondent No.4 who is the father of petitioner No.1 came to know that his daughter had left her home and got married to someone outside the caste, he threatened to kill the petitioners or get a FIR registered against petitioner No.2. Respondent No.5 is brother-in-law of respondent No.4. He is maternal uncle of petitioner No.1. It is stated that he has exercised his considerable influence and he had hired goons to kill the petitioners, but fortunately, both the petitioners escaped. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her matriculation certificate (Annexure P1) is 10.3.1986. The date of birth of petitioner No.2 as per his matriculation certificate (Annexure P2) is Crl. Misc. No. M-8189 of 2009 [2] 7.12.1981. The marriage has been solemnized by the petitioners of their own sweet will. Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is submitted by petitioner No.1 that she has solemnized her marriage with petitioner No.2 of her own free will and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. On account of the threats held out by respondents No.4 and 5, the petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances, the 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 would be looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE March 24, 2009 amit