IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 7910 of 2009 Date of decision: March 20, 2009 Mamta and another ….. Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ….. Respondents Present: Mr. J.P. Dhull, Advocate for the petitioners. **** S.S. SARON, J. This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed for directing respondents No.1 and 2 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from respondents No. 3 and 4 who are the mother and brother respectively of petitioner No.1 and respondents No. 5 and 6 who are the mother and brother respectively of petitioner No.2 and further for directing respondents No.1 and 2 not to register any criminal case against the petitioners and the family members of petitioner No.2 at the instance of respondent No.3. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her matriculation certificate (Annexure P1) is 29.7.1986 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his matriculation certificate is 15.2.1983. Both the petitioners had a liking for each other. As both the petitioners belong to the area of Distt. Kaithal and they used to meet often, therefore, they decided to solemnize their marriage amongst themselves. It is submitted that both the petitioners have solemnized their marriage on 19.3.2009 at Manav Sanskar Jagriti Mission, Sector 22- B, Chandigarh. The marriage certificate (Annexure P3) and photographs (Annexure P4) showing the solemnization of the marriage have been placed on record. The marriage which has been solemnized by the petitioners is not to the liking of the Crl. Misc. No. M- 7910 of 2009 [2] mother and brother (respondents No.3 and 4) of petitioner No.1 and neither is to the liking of mother and brother (respondents No.5 and 6) of petitioner No.2. Therefore, the petitioners apprehend danger from them as they may involve the petitioners in some false case. As such the petitioners have approached this Court. Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is stated by petitioner No.1 that she is a major and has solemnized her marriage with petitioner No.2 of her own free will and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No.1 and 2 that in case the petitioners approach any of them setting out their grievances as have been made in the present petition, the same would be looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. (S.S. SARON) March 20, 2009 JUDGE amit