In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-547 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:11.1.2010 Vasundhra Rani and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Anirudh Kush, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Secondary examination certificate (Annexure-P.1) issued by the Board of School Education Haryana is 21.9.1989 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) issued by the Board of School Education Haryana is 28.9.1984. The petitioners met each other during marriage of one common friend some years ago and they had a liking for each other. They tried to convince the parents (respondents No.3 and 4) of petitioner No.1 for solemnization of their marriage but they refused to consent. Thereafter, the petitioners on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 7.1.2010 at Shiv Mandir Rally, Sector 12- A, Panchkula in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies in the presence of friends. The marriage, it is submitted, has been solemnized by the petitioners with their free will and consent and without any kind of undue pressure. The certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.3) issued by Shiv Mandir, Rally, Panchkula and the photographs (Annexures-P.4 to P.6) Criminal Misc. No.M-547 of 2010 [2] regarding the solemnization of the marriage ceremony have been placed on record. In view of the marriage that has been solemnized, the petitioners apprehend threat to themselves from the parents (respondents No.3 and 4) of petitioner No.1. The petitioner No.1 also submitted a representation (Annexure-P.7) to the Superintendent of Police, Ambala (respondent No.1) stating that she apprehends threat to her life as well as that of her husband (petitioner No.2) from her parents (respondents No.3 and 4) and, therefore, they should be provided protection. Despite the said representation, it is submitted that the threat persists. 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.1 and 2 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. January 11, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp* Criminal Misc. No.M-547 of 2010 [3]