IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No.101 of 2011 Sushil Kumar and another ……Petitioners Versus State of Uttarakhand and others .…Respondents Sri B.S. Adhikari, learned counsel for the petitioners Sri Amit Bhatt, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondent nos. 1 to 3. Dated 17th February, 2011 Hon’ble Nirmal Yadav, J. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. By way of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have prayed for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to provide necessary and adequate protection in order to secure the life and liberty of the petitioners. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioners are major and they got married on 09.02.2011 at Arya Samaj mandir, Muzzafer Nagar (U.P.). The copy of marriage certificate issued by the Arya Samaj Sahar, Muzzafer Nagar, has been annexed as annexure No.1 to the writ petition. Respondent no.4 who is the father of petitioner no.2, has became annoyed with the marriage of the petitioners. The respondent No.4 also in connivance with the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 made the life of the petitioners miserable. Hence, this writ petition. 2 Heard Sri B.S. Adhikari, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Amit Bhatt, learned A.G.A. for he State/respondent nos. 1 to 3 and perused the material available before us. Having considered the submissions raised by learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that it is not a case in which any writ in the nature of mandamus can be issued at this stage. However, we direct that in case petitioners move the representation before the respondent no.2 i.e. S.S.P., Haridwar for providing the adequate security from respondent No.4, the S.S.P., Haridwar after assessing the entire situation at the spot, shall do the needful in the matter. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of finally. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) (Nirmal Yadav, J.) JKJ 17.02.2011