In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-16544 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:28.5.2010 Veena Rani and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. P.K. Ganga, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. The present petition has been filed for directing respondents No.2 and 3 not to harass them or interfere in their peaceful married life at the instance of respondents No.4 to 7, who are parents and brothers respectively of petitioner No.1. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her 5th class examination certificate (Annexure-P.1) issued by the Education Department, Punjab is 31.3.21990 and that of petitioner No.,2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) is 20.1.1989. The petitioners are known to each other for the last two and a half years and had a liking for each other and they decided to solemnize their marriage amongst themselves. Petitioner No.1 expressed her desire to her family members to marry petitioner No.2. However, her parents (respondents No.4 and 5) and her brothers (respondents No.6 and 7) refused to let her marry petitioner No.2. Later on, with the intervention of relations from both the sides the marriage of petitioner No.1 was solemnized with Cr. Misc. No.M-16544 of 2010 [2] petitioner No.2 on 7.2.2010 at Patiala according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. The marriage, it is stated on instructions from the petitioners, was solemnized at Shiv Mandir Tripuri, Patiala. After the solemnization of the marriage the petitioners are living as husband and wife. However, due to interference by the Police in their matrimonial life, they are facing great hardships and are not able to live peacefully. It is submitted that the local Police is raiding their house time and again at the instance of respondent No.4 and threatening the family members of petitioner No.2 to face dire consequences. The petitioners are apprehending that the Police may arrest them. 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 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 shall be duly considered and looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. May 28, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*