In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-11298 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:24.4.2009 Jaswinder Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Vibhor Bansal, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners knew each other for the last two years and had a liking for each other. Therefore, they solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 23.4.2009. The marriage was solemnized at Shri Krishna Mandir, Dera Bassi, District Mohali. The family members and other relatives of petitioner No.1 were not agreeable for the marriage. Surinder Singh (respondent No.9), who is father of petitioner No.1 was also against the marriage. It is stated that both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1, it is stated, is 26.6.1989. Petitioner No.1 has filed her affidavit dated 24.4.2009 that she is a major and more than 19 years of age. The documents relating to proof of birth, it is stated, are in possession of respondent No.9, as such, she is unable to produce the same in Court. Petitioner No.2 has submitted his Matriculation examination certificate (Annexure-P.3) in which his date of birth is recorded as 9.12.1987. Petitioner No.2 is doing a private job and has independent source of income. Cr. Misc. No.M-11298 of 2009 [2] In view of the marriage being solemnized of their own, the petitioners apprehend danger to themselves from the father (respondent No.9) of petitioner No.1. The photographs (Annexure-P.1) and the certificate (Annexure-P.2) issued by Shri Krishna Mandir, Dera Bassi regarding the solemnization of the marriage have been placed on record. 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 happily married. In the afore-noticed facts and circumstances, the present criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of with a direction to Senior Superintendent of Police, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) (respondent No.6) and S.H.O., Police Station, Dera Bassi (respondent No.8) that in case the petitioners approach any of them 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. April 24, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*