IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-28535 of 2010 Date of decision : 27.9.2010 Anil and another …. Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and Others ….. Respondents Present : Mr. Randeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. *** S.S. SARON, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. They have on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 23.9.2010 at Maharishi Valmiki Mandir, Sector-32-C, Chandigarh. The marriage certificate (Annexure P4) issued by Arya Samaj Samiti, Sector-32, Chandigarh and the photographs (Annexures P5 & P6) of the marriage have been placed on record. The marriage that has been solemnized is not to the liking of respondents No.4 and 5 who are the parents of Meenu (petitioner No.2). The petitioners, therefore, apprehend danger to their life and liberty from them and they have filed the present petition. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major. Petitioner No.1, it is stated, is aged 23 years. A reference has been made to the ration card (Annexure P1) in which the age of petitioner No.1 as on 14.9.2006 is mentioned as 19 years. The date of birth of petitioner No.2, it is stated, is 3.2.1988. A ration card (Annexure P2) Crl. Misc. No. M-28535 of 2010 [2] has been placed on record in which the age of petitioner as on September 2004 is mentioned as 16 years. The averments as made in the petition are supported by an affidavit of Meenu (petitioner No.2). Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is stated by petitioner No.2 that she has solemnized her marriage with petitioner No.1 of her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. She is happy with her marriage. It is also stated by the petitioners that they were not earlier married. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the 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 would be looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE September 27, 2010 amit