In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-10197 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:6.4.2010 Manvir Pal Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. They have filed the present petition praying for issuing directions to respondents No.1 to 5 to protect their life and liberty and not to interfere in their peaceful married life at the instance of respondents No.6 and 7 who are the parents of petitioner No.1. The petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.1) is 30.3.1984 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate dated 2.12.1994 (Annexure-P.2) is 11.9.1979. The petitioners knew each other for quite a long time. They finally decided to marry each other. The father (respondent No.6) and mother (respondent No.7) of petitioner No.1 were opposed to the marriage as the petitioners belong to different castes and religion. However, the petitioners on their own decided to solemnize the marriage amongst themselves. It is submitted that petitioner No.2 has done M.B.B.S. and is working as Medical Officer in the Punjab Government. Cri. Misc. No.M-10197 of 2010 [2] Petitioner No.1 is also M.B.B.S. and she is well educated and knows her well being. The petitioners on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 4.4.2010 as per Hindu rites and rituals at Pracheen Gugga Marri Rama Krishna Mandir, Chandigarh. The photographs (Annexure-P.3) of the marriage and the certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.4) issued by Pracheen Gugga Marri Rama Krishna Mandir, Chandigarh has been placed on record. After the marriage the parents (respondents N.6 and 7) of petitioner No.1 threatened the petitioners with serious consequences. The father of petitioner No.1 also threatened the family of petitioner No.2 of evil consequences. The petitioners, therefore, apprehend threat to their life and liberty. It is stated that the Police is consistently raiding the house of the petitioners at the instance of respondents No.6 and 7. The petitioners also submitted an application dated 4.4.2010 (Annexure-P.5) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Kapurthala (respondent No.3); SSP, Jalandhar (respondent No.2) with copies to SHO, Police Station Satnampura (respondent No.5) and SHO, Police Station Sadar, Jalandhar (respondent No.4) seeking protection of their life and liberty from the family members and close relations of petitioner No.1. Despite the said application, the threat to the petitioners 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 Cri. Misc. No.M-10197 of 2010 [3] respondents No.1 to 5 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 6, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*