IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-4926 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: February 18, 2010 Harpreet Singh and another .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab and others ......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. Vivek Goyal, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) The petitioners have approached this Court with the plea that they got married against the desires of respondents no. 4 and 5. The said respondents are now threatening the life and liberty of the petitioners. This petition is disposed of with direction to respondent no. 3 i.e. SHO Police Chowki No. 5, Basti Naunj, Jalandhar that in case any application is filed by the petitioners in regard to threat to their life, the said officer shall ensure that respondents no. 4 and 5 do not take law into their own hands. It is, however, made clear that in case any criminal complaint/criminal case has been lodged/registered, this order shall not be construed as a protection to an offender and the investigation agency shall be at liberty to proceed with the investigation. 18.02.2010 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE