IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-33877 of 2009 Date of decision : 1.12.2009 Indu and another …. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Others …. Respondents Present: Mr. A.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioners. **** S.S. SARON, J. The petitioners have amongst themselves solemnized their marriage on 27.11.2009 by taking Sapatpadi around the sacred fire at Hanuman Dham, Sector 40-B, Chandigarh. A copy of the marriage certificate (Annexure P3) issued by the Sivananda Divine Mission (Gurukul) Regd. Chandigarh and also the photographs (Annexure P4) have been placed on record. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her affidavit (Annexure P1) is 21.11.1989 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his matriculation certificate (Annexure P2) is 28.3.1985. Both the petitioners are major. The marriage that has been solemnized, it is stated, is against the wishes of the parents of petitioner No.1. The parents of petitioner No.1 were not agreeable to the marriage as it was an inter caste marriage. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners, the parents (respondents No.5 and 6) of the petitioner No.1 are unhappy and the petitioners apprehend threat to their life and liberty from them. Crl. Misc. No. M-33877 of 2009 [2] Therefore, they have filed the present petition seeking protection of their life and liberty. 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. She is happy with her marriage. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No.2 to 4 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 December 1, 2009 amit