Crl. Misc. No.M-30503 of 2010 ::1:: IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-30503 of 2010 Date of decision: 13.10.2010 Nirmal Jeet Kaur and another. .. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others. .. Respondents Present:- Mr.Balkar Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * * S.S. SARON, J. The petitioners have on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 11.10.2010 at Gurudwara Sri Akalgarh Sahib, Zirakpur. The marriage was solemnized by way of Anand Karj ceremony. The copy of marriage certificate (Annexure P-2) issued by the aforesaid Gurudwara and photographs (Annexure P-4) taken at the time of marriage have been placed on record. The marriage that has been solemnized is not to the liking of respondents No.4 and 5, who are brother and father respectively of petitioner No.1, who were opposed to this marriage. Respondents No.4 and 5 are threatening the petitioners. The petitioners have also submitted a representation dated 11.10.2010 (Annexure P-5) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur (respondent No.2) for protecting their life and liberty from the parents and relatives of petitioner No.1. Despite the said representation, threat to their life and liberty persists. Therefore, they have filed the present petition. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major and they can understand what is right for them. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Birth Certificate (Annexure P-1) issued by Health Crl. Misc. No.M-30503 of 2010 ::2:: Department, Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, is 10.11.1983 and that of pettitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation Certificate (Annexure P-2) issued by the Punjab School Education Board is 13.12.1982. The averments made in the petition are supported by an affidavit of Nirmal Jeet 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. October 13, 2010 (S.S. SARON) sukhpreet JUDGE