IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-17827 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: June 28, 2010 Poonam and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.R.P. Singh, Advocate for the petitioners .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking protection, as they apprehend danger to their life and liberty at the hands of respondents No.4 and 5. The petitioners claim that both of them are major and married each other against the wishes of their parents. Reliance is placed on judgment reported as Fiaz Ahanger & Ors. Vs. State of J & K, 2009(3) RCR (Civil) 217. Notice of motion to official respondents. On asking of the court Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice. Without expressing any opinion with regard to legitimacy of marriage of the petitioners, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur/respondent No.2, to take appropriate steps in the facts and circumstances of the case. June 28, 2010 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE