IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 9760 of 2009 Date of decision: April 15, 2009 Parveen Kumari and another ….. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ….. Respondents Present: Mr. Ashok Giri, Advocate for the petitioners. *** S.S. SARON, J. The petitioners were known to each other for the last two years and they developed a liking for each other. The petitioners, therefore, solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 2.4.2009 at Gurudwara Akalgarh Sahib Ji, Village and Post Office Piplanwala, District Hoshiarpur. The photographs (Annexure P2) and the certificate (Annexure P3) with regard to the marriage ceremonies have been placed on record. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 18.12.1988 and that of petitioner No.2 is 7.10.1982. The petitioners have placed on record the voter list (Annexure P1) of the year 2007 of Gram Panchayat, Sunhran Rajputan Tehsil Phagwara, Distt. Kapurthala, in which the age of petitioner No.1 is recorded as 19 years. The marriage which has been solemnized by the petitioners, it is stated, is not to the liking of respondents No.4 to 11 who are the mother and other relatives of petitioner No.1. Therefore, the petitioners apprehend danger from them. The petitioners also submitted an application dated 3.4.2009 (Annexure P4) to respondents No.2 and 3 to ensure protection of their life and liberty. Crl. Misc. No. M- 9760 of 2009 [2] However, despite the said application, the threat 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. She is happily married with petitioner No.2. 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 April 15, 2009 amit