IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-6465 of 2010 Date of Decision: March 10, 2010 Beena & Another .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. B.R. Rana, Advocate, for the petitioners. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) The petitioners have approached this Court with the plea that they got married. Respondent No.4, who is against the marriage, is now threatening the life and liberty of the petitioners. This petition is disposed of with direction to the Station House Officer, Police Station, Nakodar, District Jalandhar that in case any application is filed by the petitioners in regard to threat to their life, the said officer shall ensure that respondent No.4 does not take law into his own hands. It is, however, made clear that in case any complaint/ criminal case has been lodged/ registered, this order shall not be construed as a protection to an offender and the investigating agency shall be at liberty to proceed with the investigation. (AJAI LAMBA) March 10, 2010 JUDGE avin