IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : September 22, 2009. Criminal Misc. No. M-26264 of 2009 (O/M). Rekha w/o Sandeep Kumar d/o Zangir Singh and another. ...... Petitioners. Versus. State of Haryana. ..... Respondent(s). Criminal Misc. No. M-26291 of 2009 (O/M). Rekha w/o Sandeep Kumar d/o Zangir Singh and another. ...... Petitioners. Versus. State of Haryana, and others. ..... Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH. Present:- Mr. Arun Singal, Advocate, for the petitioners (in both the petitions). AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL). By this order, I propose to decide two petitions i.e. Crl. Misc. No M-26264 of 2009 Rekha and another Versus State of Hayana, wherein the petitioners have sought quashing of the F.I.R. No. 111, dated 04.06.2009 under Sections 363, 366 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Sadar, Panipat, and Crl. Misc. No M-26291 of 2009 Rekha and another Versus State of Haryana and others, wherein the petitioners namely Rekha and Sandeep Kumar are seeking directions to respondents No. 1 to 3 to protect the petitioners from undue harassment at the hands of respondents No. 4 to 7. Counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners are young, who fell in love with each other and decided to get married. Criminal Misc. No. M-26264 of 2009. Petitioner No. 1 Rekha is 19 years of age and in support of her age, Secondary School Examination Certificate dated 15.12.2006, issued by Board of School Education, Haryana, has been appended as Annexure-P-1, where the date of birth has been mentioned as 12.08.1990. He further contends that petitioner No. 2 Sandeep Kumar is 24 years of age as his date of birth is 14.04.1985 and in support of this, the driving license of Sandeep Kumar has been attached as Annexure-P-2. He further contends that the petitioners have got married on 18.08.2009 at Arya Samaj, Jamuna Bazar, Delhi. Copy of the said certificate has been appended as Annexure-P-3 with the petition. He on this basis submits that the petitioners being major, got married out of their own free will, are now residing as husband and wife, but respondents No. 4 to 7 (in Crl. Misc. No. M-26291 of 2009) are harassing the petitioners and have got registered F.I.R. No. 111, dated 04.06.2009 under Sections 363, 366 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Sadar, Panipat. He submits that the offence is not made out as petitioner No. 1 Rekha is major and she in her affidavit, attached with the petition, has specifically stated that she has gone out of her house with her free will and got married to petitioner No. 2 Sandeep. He prays that a direction be issued to Superintendent of Police, Panipat, to look into the matter and take necessary steps in accordance with law. He contends that petitioner No. 1 has already moved an application dated 01.09.2009 (Annexure-P-5) to Superintendent of Police, Panipat, attached therewith documents i.e. Secondary School Certificate (Annexure-P-2) and Marriage Certificate (Annexure-P-4). He on this basis prays that the said representation be considered and decided expeditiously. -2- Criminal Misc. No. M-26264 of 2009. In the light of submissions made by the petitioners and the documents, which have been attached with the present petition, these two petitions are disposed of with a direction to Superintendent of Police, Panipat-respondent No. 2 (in Crl. Misc. No. M-26291 of 2009) to consider and take necessary steps in accordance with law. Till the decision on application dated 01.09.2009, submitted by petitioner No. 1, no further action be taken in F.I.R. No. 111, dated 04.06.2009 under Sections 363, 366 I.P.C., Police Station Sadar, Panipat. The petitions stand disposed of with above directions. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) JUDGE September 22, 2009. sjks. -3-