In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-1101 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:14.1.2010 Meenu and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. G.K. Chawla, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners, it is stated, are adults. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.1) is 1.2.1989 and that petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate is 5.9.1986. The Matriculation certificates of both the petitioners have been issued by the Board of School Education Haryana. The petitioners had a liking for each other for the last more than two years. They informed their respective parents the intention to solemnize their marriage amongst themselves. The parents of petitioner No.2 agreed to the marriage, however, the parents and family members of petitioner No.1 were not in favour of the marriage being an out of caste marriage which was not to their liking. On seeing the adamant attitude of the parents of petitioner No.1 and her other family members, the petitioners decided to solemnize their marriage amongst themselves. Accordingly, the marriage was solemnized by the petitioners amongst themselves on 8.12.2009 at Arya Samaj (Vedic Cr. Misc. No.M-1101 of 2010 [2] Temple), 15, Hanuman Road, New Delhi in the presence of the priest (Purohit) and witnesses as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. The certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.3) issued by the said Arya Samaj (Vedic Temple), New Delhi has been placed on record. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized the petitioners apprehend threat to their life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 8. Respondents No.4 and 5 are the parents of petitioner No.1. Respondents No.6 and 8 are paternal uncle and aunt (Chacha and Chachi) of petitioner No.1 and respondent No.7 is cousin brother of petitioner No.1. It is alleged that they are interfering in the married life of the petitioners with the help of anti-social elements. Petitioner No.1 and her husband are being threatened by respondents No.4 to 8, who are looking for the petitioner to teach them a lesson. They submitted an application dated 28.12.2009 (Annexure-P.4) to the Police Commissioner, Gurgaon and others including SHO, Police Station City Gurgaon (respondent No.3) for taking legal action against the accused persons as mentioned in the application. However, despite the said application the threat to the petitioners persists. Therefore, they have approached this Court. 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 Cr. Misc. No.M-1101 of 2010 [3] 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. January 14, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*