IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No. 324 of 2010 Chandreshwar & another … Petitioners Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others … Respondents Sri Vivek Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioners Sri Nandan Arya, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondents no. 1 to 3 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 prayed for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to provide necessary and adequate protection to the petitioners. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioners are major and they solemnized the marriage on 13.10.2009 in Arya Samaj Mandir, Keeratpur, District Bijnor. The copy of marriage certificate has been annexed as annexure No. 5 to the writ petition. It has further averred when parents of petitioner No. 2 – Smt. Sonia came to know with regard to the marriage of petitioners, they started creating hurdle in the peaceful life of the petitioners. The respondent Nos. 4 to 6 also in connivance with the respondent Nos. 1 to 3, made the life of the petitioners miserable. Hence, this writ petition. 3. Heard Sri Vivek Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Nandan Arya, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondents no. 1 to 3 and perused the material available before us. 2 4. Having considered the arguments raised by learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that at this stage no ground to issue any writ in the nature of mandamus to respondent Nos. 1 to 3 for providing the adequate security for the life and liberty of the petitioners. 5. However, we direct the respondent No. 2 – S.S.P., Haridwar to do the needful in the matter in order to provide adequate security to the petitioners, after assessing the entire situation at the spot, as and when, the representation by the petitioners is received at his end. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of finally. (Nirmal Yadav, J.) (B.C. Kandpal, J.) 05.05.2010 ASWAL