IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No. 26 of 2009 (Interim Relief Vacation Application No. 1561/2009) (Misc. Application No.815/2009) (1) Smt. Pallavi Rani D/o Shri Udai Veer, W/o Shri Prabhat Kumar. (2) Prabhat Kumar S/o Shri Sadhu Ram, Both R/o Mohalla Shivpur, Laksar, P.S.=Laksar, District-Haridwar …….. Petitioners Versus (1) State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Home, Dehradun. (2) Senior Superintendent of Police, Haridwar, District – Haridwar. (3) S.H.O., P.S. Gangnahar Roorkee, District – Haridwar. (4) Udai Veer Singh S/o Shri Kamal Singh, R/o Village Amar Singhpur, P.S. Kila Parikshitgarh, District – Meerut (U.P.) (5) Bhupendra Singh S/o Shri Shyam Singh, R/o Mohalla Rampuri, P.S. Kotwali Muzaffarnagar, District-Muzaffarnagar (U.P.). ……. Respondents ………………………………… Sri Lokpal Singh Advocate present for the petitioners. Sri Tanuj Semwal,learned A.G.A. for the State /respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 3. Sri Siddharath Sah Advocate present for the respondent Nos. 4 & 5. Date: June 24, 2009. Hon’ble Prafulla C.Pant,J. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. [Per : Hon’ble Prafulla C.Pant,J.] Heard learned counsel for the parties. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have sought writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent Nos. 4 & 5 not to harass the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are major and they got married to each other against the wishes of their parents. It is further pointed out that their marriage is registered, as is evident from the copy of registration certificate (Annexue-3 to the writ petition). In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent Nos. 4 & 5, it has not been stated if the petitioner No.1 is minor. In view of the principle of law laid down in Lata Singh versus State of U.P. reported in (2006) 5 Supreme Court Cases, Page 475, without expressing any opinion as to the criminal proceedings pending, if any, we are of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of by directing the respondent No.3 to provide adequate security to the petitioners on their making an application to that effect. With the above observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. (Application Nos. 1561/2009 and 815/2009 also stand disposed of accordingly.) (B.S. Verma, J.) (P.C. Pant, J.) 24.06.2009 P.Singh