IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 5589 of 2009 Date of decision: March 4, 2009 Pramila Rai and another ….. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ….. Respondents Present: Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. **** S.S. SARON, J. This petition under Section 482 CrPC has been filed seeking direction to respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners who are a newly married couple. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per the birth certificate (Annexure P1) issued by the Newlands Kumargram Sankosh Gram Panchayat, Post Office Newlands Distt. Jalpaiguri is 29.3.1988 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his matriculation certificate (Annexure P2) issued by the Punjab School Education Board is 18.4.1984. The petitioners are neighbours in the same locality but from different caste, status and family background. However, they met each other in 2004 and had a liking for each other. Therefore, they solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 24.2.2009 at Maharishi Balmiki Mandir, Sector 24-C, Chandigarh which is affiliated with Dayanand Vedic Social Welfare Organization. The marriage was solemnized according to Hindu rites. The marriage certificate (Annexure P3) and the photographs (Annexure P4) of the marriage have been placed on record. The marriage which has been solemnized by the petitioners, it is stated, is not to the liking Crl. Misc. No. M- 5589 of 2009 [2] who is the maternal uncle of petitioner No.1 in relation. The same is also not to the liking of respondents No.5 and 6 who are the father and brother respectively of petitioner No.2. The petitioners therefore apprehend danger to their life and liberty from respondents No. 4 to 6. Petitioner No.1 has submitted an application dated 25.2.2009 (Annexure P5) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar (respondent No.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 submitted by petitioner No.1 that she has solemnized her marriage with petitioner No.2 of her own free will and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. 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) March 4, 2009 JUDGE amit