In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc.-M No.3045 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:3.2.2009 Urmila and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Sandeep Thakan, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners for directing respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the lives and liberty of the petitioners and also not to harass or humiliate them at the instance of respondents No.4 and 5, who are the mother and brother respectively of petitioner No.1 as they have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 6.8.1989. She has deposed an affidavit dated 29.1.2009 (Annexure-P.2) in this regard. The date of birth of petitioner No.2 is 19.5.1987. He has deposed an affidavit dated 29.1.2009 (Annexure-P.1) in this regard. The petitioner No.2 is doing his private business and petitioner No.1 is studying in B.A. Part-I. Copy of the identity card (Annexure-P.3) in this regard has been placed on record. The petitioners had a liking for each other and, therefore, they have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 20.1.2009 at Arya Samaj Mandir, Harit Vihar, Delhi. The Cr. Misc.-M No.3045 of 2009 [2] photographs (Annexure-P.4) and certificate (Annexure-P.5) regarding the marriage that has been solemnized have been placed on record. However, the said marriage is not to the liking of the mother and brother of petitioner No.1 and, therefore, they are harassing the petitioners. The petitioners also submitted an application dated 29.1.2009 (Annexure-P.6) to the SP, Bhiwani (respondent No.2) seeking protection of their lives. Despite the said application the threats persist, therefore, they 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 has solemnized her marriage with petitioner No.2 on her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No.2 and 3 that in case the petitioners approach any of them setting out their grievances as have been made in the present petition the same shall be duly considered and looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. February 3, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*