IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-16961 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 30th May, 2011 Taranjit Kaur and another … Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Deepak Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Counsel for the petitioners, at the outset, has brought to the notice of this Court that wrongly the date of birth of petitioner No.1- Taranjit Kaur was typed as 1st March, 1984 instead of 1st August, 1984 in the petition. Learned counsel has referred to the certificate of matriculation examination (Annexure P-3) to state that the correct date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 1st August, 1984. Counsel is permitted to carry out the necessary correction under his initials. Petitioners namely Taranjit Kaur and Ashok Kumar are present in the Court. Taranjit Kaur, who has been identified by her counsel, has stated that she is a student of Bachelor of Arts (1st year) at Hindu Girls College, Jagadhri and that she was born on 1st August, 1984. It is further stated by the petitioners that they have solemnized marriage according to their own volition against the wishes of their parents. The petitioners seek protection to their life and pray that they may not be harmed by those who have not accepted their marriage. Criminal Misc. No. M-16961 of 2011 (O&M) Issue notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 3 only. On the asking of Court, Mr.Amit Rana, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on their behalf. A copy of the petition has been supplied to him and he has gone through the contents of the same. Respondent No.2-Superintendent of Police, Yamunanagar is directed to assess threat perception to the petitioners and if required, ensure necessary vigil that no harm is caused to their life. With the observations made above, present petition is disposed of. However, it is specifically observed that this Court has not determined the validity of marriage. A copy of this order, duly attested by the Special Secretary of this Court, be supplied to counsel for the State for onward transmission and compliance. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 30, 2011 rps 2