IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No. 254 of 2010 (M/B) Pinki & another … Petitioners Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others … Respondents Sri Mohd. Azim, Advocate, holding brief of Sri S.K. Shandliya, Advocate for petitioners Sri S.S. Adhikari, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondents no. 1 and 2. Hon’ble B.C. Kandpal, J. Hon’ble Nirmal Yadav, J. By way of this writ petition under Section 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have sought the relief for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to provide the protection in order to save their life and liberty. 2. As per the petition, the petitioner No. 1 – Pinki, who is major and aged about 19 years, who left her parental house of her own freewill and married with petitioner No. 2 – Jitendra as per Hindu Rites at Arya Samaj Mandir, Shravan Nath Nagar, Haridwar on 08.04.2010. The certificate of the marriage has been annexed as annexure No. 1 to the writ petition. The respondent No. 3 – who is the father of petitioner No. 1 – Pinki became annoyed on account of this marriage of the petitioners and now trying to create hurdles in connivance with the respondent Nos. 1 and 2, in leading the peaceful life of the petitioners. Hence, this writ petition. 3. Heard Sri Mohd. Azim, Advocate, holding brief of Sri S.K. Shandilya, Advocate for the petitioners, Sri S.S. Adhikari, Advocate for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 and perused the record. 2 4. Having considered the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the petitioners, we do not find any ground for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus to the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to provide the security to the petitioners at this stage. However, we direct the respondent No. 1 – S.S.P., Haridwar to assess the situation at the spot after receiving any representation from the petitioners in this regard and thereafter shall do the needful keeping in view the prevailing circumstances. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of finally. (Nirmal Yadav, J.) (B.C. Kandpal, J.) 12.04.2010 ASWAL