1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No.143 of 2010. Decided on: March 8, 2010 Mamta ….. Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B. Misra, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. N.K. Tomar, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. Advocate General. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The Writ Petition is filed with the following prayers:- “1. That the petitioner may be provided lawful police protection to save her life and liberty. 2. That respondent No. 3 and 5 may kindly be directed to ensure that respondent No. 6, father of the petitioner may not take her away to his home forcibly, against the wish of the petitioner as well as not to get her married against her wishes with any person of her father’s choice. 3. That respondent No. 3 and 5 may kindly be directed to take a preventive action against the father of petitioner i.e. respondent No.6. 4. That respondent No. 5 may also be directed not to take any action against abovemnamed Vikas at the instance of respondent No. 6. 2 The parties alongwith their parents are present before us, so also the Police Officer. They have produced a certificate to the effect that they are duly married. It is informed by the Police Officer that he has verified from the records and it is confirmed that the girl has crossed 18 years and the boy 21 years of age. We have talked to the parties extensively. The parents and the brother of the girl submitted that since Mamta has taken an independent decision, they do not want to interfere with that decision. The choice and the fate is entirely her own responsibility. They do not want to interfere with her independent choice any more. They submitted that she may not trouble them any more. The father of Vikas (husband of Mamta) is present. It is submitted that they are prepared and willing to accept Mamta to their family and they will take care of her. The father of Vikas further submitted that he will see that the children have no problem. It is also submitted that he will make earnest efforts through the members of his family to maintain peace and reconciliation between the parties. In that view of the matter, no further order is necessary since the parties have agreed that they will not interfere in the independent choice made by the children. Hence, the petition is closed. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice March 8, 2010 (Justice R.B. Misra), (rks) Judge.