In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-7198 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:11.3.2010 Mandeep Kaur Malhi and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Manvinder S. Bal, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners, who are a newly married couple seek protection of their life and liberty and for directing respondents No.5 and 6, who are father and mother respectively of petitioner No.1, and respondent No.7, who is the mother of petitioner No.2, from interfering in their married life. The petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her passport (Annexure-P.1) is 7.5.1986 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his driving licence (Annexure-P.2) is 18.1.1986. The petitioners on their own have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 6.3.2010 at Gurdwara Sahib No.1, Prabandhak Committee, Village Daulat Singh Wala, Bhabat, Tehsil Derabassi, District S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali). The certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.3) issued by the said Gurdwara and photographs (Annexure-P.4) have been placed on record. The petitioners now apprehend danger to their life and liberty from respondents No.5 to 7, who are threatening them on account of the marriage Cr. Misc. No.M-7198 of 2010 [2] that they have solemnized amongst themselves. It is submitted that being an inter-caste marriage the parents (respondents No.5 and 6) of petitioner No.1 and mother (respondent No.7) of petitioner No.2 are openly threatening the petitioners. The petitioners also submitted an application dated 6.3.2010 (Annexure-P.5) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ludhiana (Rural) (respondent No.2) for protecting their life and liberty from respondents No.5 to 7, however, despite the said application the threat 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, 3 and 4 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. March 11, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*