IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No. 341 of 2010 Smt. Sunita & another … Petitioners Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others … Respondents Sri Ajay Veer Pundir, learned counsel for the petitioners Sri S.S. Adhikari, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondents no. 1 to 3 Hon’ble B.C. Kandpal, J. Hon’ble Nirmal Yadav, J. By way of this writ petition under Section 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to provide necessary and adequate protection to the petitioners. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioners have solemnized their marriage on 08.05.2010 as per Hindu Rites at Arya Samaj Mandir, Haridwar. Marriage certificate was issued to them, which has been annexed as annexure No. 2 to the writ petition. As respondent Nos. 4 to 11 are not happy with the marriage of the petitioners, hence, they have started creating hurdle in the peaceful life of the petitioners in connivance with the respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Hence, this writ petition. 3. Heard Sri Ajay Veer Pundir, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri S.S. Adhikari, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondents no. 1 to 3 and perused the material available before us. 4. Having considered the arguments raised by learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that at this stage no 2 ground to issue any writ in the nature of mandamus to respondent Nos. 1 to 3 for providing the adequate security for the life and liberty of the petitioners. 5. However, we direct the respondent No. 2 – S.S.P., Haridwar to do the needful in the matter in order to provide adequate security to the petitioners, after assessing the entire situation at the spot, as and when, the representation by the petitioners is received at his end. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of finally. (Nirmal Yadav, J.) (B.C. Kandpal, J.) 12.05.2010 ASWAL