IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.M-22266 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 13.8.2009. Harpreet Kaur and another ....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr. A.K. Saini, Advocate for Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioners. RAJESH BINDAL J. **** Prayer made in the present petition is for protection of life and liberty of the petitioners, who had married against the consent of their parents. Both the parties are present in Court. Petitioners have appended photographs of marriage Annexure P-3. As per certificate Annexure P-1 issued by the National Institute of Open Schooling Formerly National Open School, New Delhi, the date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 5.12.1988 and she was more than 18 years of age on the date of marriage which according to the petitioners was solemnised on 2.8.2009 at Shiv Mandir, Umri, District Kurukshetra. They are apprehending their arrest and also harassment by the police and family members of petitioner No.1, as they were not agreeable to the marriage. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of their parents and as such they are fearing threat to their life and liberty. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with the direction to Superintendent of Police, Faridabad that in case the petitioners move an application before the aforesaid authority to provide protection to their life and liberty, the same shall be considered and if required, necessary protection be provided to the petitioners. This order may not be treated as a seal of the Court on the marriage of the parties. (RAJESH BINDAL) 13.8.2009 JUDGE Reema