In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-6195 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:3.3.2010 Priyanka Sharma and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. J.P. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 20.12.2009 at Arya Samaj Mandir Sangiwara, Narnaul. The certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.3) issued by Arya Samaj Mandir, Sangiwara, Narnaul and photographs (Annexure-P.4) have been placed on record. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.1) is 14.1.1988 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his middle examination certificate (Annexure-P.2) is 15.9.1981. The marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners amongst themselves is an inter-caste marriage and is not to the liking of respondents No.4 and 5, who are the father and uncle respectively of petitioner No.1. The petitioners are residing as husband and wife at Shivaji Nagar, Narnaul, however, they apprehend danger to themselves from respondents No.4 and 5. Therefore, they have living under great fear. The petitioners also submitted an application dated Cr. Misc. No.M-6195 of 2010 [2] 22.2.2010 (Annexure-P.5) to the Superintendent of Police, Narnaul (Respondent No.2) seeking protection and security of their life. Despite the said application the threat to them 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.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. March 3, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*