IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 38-M of 2008 Date of decision: 2.1.2008 Ritiksha alias Ritu alias Raman and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Lal Singh Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioners. **** RAJESH BINDAL, J. Prayer made in the present petition is for protection of life and liberty of the petitioners, who had married against the consent of their parents. Both the parties are present in Court. Petitioners have appended photographs of their marriage Annexures P-3 and P-3A. As per certificate Annexure P-1 issued by the Board of School Education Haryana, the date of birth of petitioner no. 1 is October 04, 1989 and she was more than 18 years of age on the date of marriage which according to the petitioners was solemnized on December 25, 2007. They are apprehending their arrest and also harassment by the police and family members of petitioner no.1, as they were not agreeable to the marriage. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of their parents and as such they are fearing threat to their life and liberty. They had already approached respondent no. 3- Station House Officer, Police Station City, Sirsa but no action has been taken by him. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with the direction to Superintendent of Police, Sirsa to see that in case there is any threat to the life and liberty of the petitioners, he should take appropriate action to protect the same. January 02, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge