IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc 32668-M of 2007 Date of decision: 21.5.2007 Smt Sunita and another …Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and ors … Respondents Present: Mr Jasbir Mor, Advocate, for the petitioners. S.S. SARON, J. The petitioners solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 7.3.2007 at Dukh Bhanjan Shiv Mandir, Gurudwara Chowk, Kurukshetra according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. Photographs taken at the time of solemnization of the marriage have been placed on record as Annexure P3. By way of the present petition under Section 482 CrPC, the petitioners seek directions to the official respondents to give them police protection and for directing the respondents not to interfere with their liberty and married life. Both the petitioners are stated to be major. The date of birth of petitioner-1 is 25.11.1979. She is MA BEd. Affidavit (Annexure P1) duly sworn by petitioner-1 has been placed on record. The date of birth of petitioner-2 is 3.6.1980. He is a Law Graduate. The matriculation certificate (Annexure P2) showing his date of birth has been placed on record. The solemnization of the marriage by the petitioners amongst themselves is not to the liking of the relatives and parents of petitioner-1. Respondents-6 and 7 who are the father and mother 1 Criminal Misc 32668-M of 2007 respectively of petitioner-1 are upset with the marriage and are pressurizing petitioner-1 to forget about petitioner-2 and marry a boy of their choice within their caste. They apprehend danger to their life and liberty and have approached this court. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners and perusing the record, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents-3 and 5 that in case the petitioners approach them setting out their grievances as have been made in the present petition, the same would be duly looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. 21.5.2007. ( S.S.SARON ) ASR JUDGE 2 Criminal Misc 32668-M of 2007 3