Crl. Misc. No.M-35803 of 2010 ::1:: IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-35803 of 2010 Date of decision: 06.12.2010 Mandeep Kaur and another. .. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others. .. Respondents Present:- Mr.Sanjay Nagpal, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * * S.S. SARON, J. The petitioners had known each other for the last about 3 years and they had a liking for each other. Therefore, they decided to get married. The petitioner No.1 is doing Fashion Designing Course after her 10+2 whereas petitioner No.2 is doing private job at Khanna. The petitioners have on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 03.12.2010. The marriage was solemnized at Maharishi Valmiki Mandir, Sector 24-C, Chandigarh. A certificate of marriage (Annexure P-3) issued by the Swayamvar Sanskar Foundation and the photographs (Annexure P-4) taken at the time of marriage have been placed on record. The marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners is not to the liking of respondents No.4 to 7, who are the father, mother, brother and grand-father respectively of petitioner No.1. Therefore, the petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty from them. In this regard, respondents No.4 to 7 are openly threatening petitioners and family members of petitioner No.2 with dire consequences. The petitioners also apprehend that the Police on the asking of Crl. Misc. No.M-35803 of 2010 ::2:: respondents No.4 to 7 would involve them in a false case. Therefore, they have filed the present petition. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per the Identity Card (Annexure P-1) issued by the Election Commission of India is 12.02.1990 and petitioner No.2 was born in the year 1989. Reference is made to the Identity Card (Annexure P-2) issued by the Election Commission of India in which the year of his birth is mentioned as 1989. The averments made in the petition are supported by affidavit of Mandeep Kaur (petitioner No.1). Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is stated by the petitioners that they have solemnized their marriage with each other of their own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. It is also stated by the petitioners that they were not earlier married. Besides, they are happy with their 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 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 and considered by them independently and in accordance with law. (S.S. SARON) December 06, 2010 JUDGE sukhpreet