In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-13330 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:15.5.2009 Manpreet Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Ajaypal Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners had known to each other and had a liking also for each other. They, therefore, of their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 11.5.2009. Since the petitioners belong to different communities, their marriage is not to the liking of respondent No.4, who is the father of petitioner No.1. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her passport (Annexure-P.1) is 13.2.1985 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his passport (Annexure-P.1) is 10.1.1986. The marriage was solemnized between the petitioners at Sri Nirankari Darbar (Rawalpindi), Sector 21-B, Chandigarh. The photographs (Annexure-P.2) and the certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.3) issued by Sri Nirankari Darbar regarding the solemnization of the marriage have been placed on record. On account of the threat held out by respondent No.4, the petitioners submitted an application dated 13.5.2009 (Annexure-P.4) to the SSP, Moga (respondent No.2). Despite the said application, the threat Cr. Misc. No.M-13330 of 2009 [2] persists. 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 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. 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. May 15, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*