In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc.-M No.1445 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:19.1.2009 Jyoti and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. R.K. Arya, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners for directing respondents No.2 and 3 to protect their life and liberty as they have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves against the wishes of their parents. Both the petitioners are stated to be major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation certificate of Punjab School Education Board (Annexure-P.2) is 14.1.1985 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate of Punjab School Education Board (Annexure-P.3) is 16.12.1988. Both the petitioners are stated to have a liking for each other and, therefore, they have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves at Gurdwara Galri Sahib, Galri, District Gurdaspur on 12.1.2009. Photographs (Annexure-P.1) showing the solemnization of the marriage have been placed on record. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in fact both the petitioners belong to the same caste i.e. Jat Sikh community, Cr. Misc.-M No.1445 of 2009 [2] however, the marriage that has been solemnized is not to the liking of the parents of petitioner No.1. Petitioner No.1 apprehending danger to their life submitted an application dated 12.1.2009 (Annexure-P.4) to the SSP, Gurdaspur (respondent No.2) for protecting their life and liberty and for restraining her parents and relatives from interfering in their married life. 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 with her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure. In the 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 shall be duly considered and looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. January 19, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*