Crl. Misc. No. M – 36394 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M – 36394 of 2009 Date of decision:- 22.12.2009 Vicky & Anr. .... Petitioners. Versus State of Haryana & Ors. ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH. Present:- Mr. Sanjay Verma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Gurdev Singh, J. Petitioners have come up with the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for directing Superintendent of Police and S.H.O, P.S.Madlauda, District Panipat, to provide police protection to them and for directing respondent No.5 not to interfere with the liberty and married life of the petitioners in any manner and against their wishes and to their detriment by using force on them or by adopting unlawful means and for directing the SHO not to register any false criminal case against the petitioners and family members of petitioner No.2 at the instance of respondent No.5. According to the petitioners they are major. They developed love they decided to marry each other. They contracted the marriage against the wishes of respondent No.5, who is uncle of petitioner No.1 on 21.12.2009, after respondent No.5 refused to permit their marriage. After the factum of marriage was disclosed to respondent No.5 she gave threats to them. As per documents filed along with petition, petitioner No.2 was Crl. Misc. No. M – 36394 of 2009 less then 21 years at the time of said marriage. Though this marriage is not void but only voidable under Section 3 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006, yet by performing this marriage petitioner No.2 committed offence which is punishable under Section 9 of that Act. The offence is cognizable and non-bailable as per Section 15 of that Act. When such is the case, there is no question of providing any such protection to the petitioners or to issue any direction. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners states that he be permitted to withdraw the petition. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. December 22, 2009 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge