In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-28364 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:24.9.2010 Anju and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Rajesh Bansal, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. They have on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 21.9.2010 at Guru Nanak Gurudwara (Regd.), Phase-6, Distt. S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali). The marriage certificate (Annexure-P.3) issued by the said Gurudwara and photographs (Annexure-P.4) have been placed on record. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized the petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 7, who are the father, mother, brother and maternal uncle respectively of petitioner No.1. The petitioners have also submitted an application dated 21.9.2010 (Annexure-P.5) to the S.P., Kaithal (respondent No.2) seeking protection of their life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 7. Despite the said application, the threat to them persists. It is submitted that the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation examination certificate (Annexure-P.1) issued by the Board of School Education Haryana is 20.8.1990 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) issued by the aforesaid Board is 5.8.1980. The averments made in the petition are supported by affidavit of petitioner No.1. 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. It is submitted by both the petitioners that they were not earlier married. In the afore-noticed facts and circumstances, the present 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 shall be duly considered and looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. September 24, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge Cr. Misc. No.M-28364 of 2010 [2] *hsp*