IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 30314 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 30.10.2009 Sarika Mahajan and another ..Petitioners. Vs. State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present : Mr.Saurav Khurana, Advocate for the petitioners. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short `Cr.P.C') seeking protection to respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondents No.4 to 7, who are annoyed from them as they have got married against their wishes. Though there is no documentary evidence placed on record to prove the age of the girl yet an affidavit dated 28.10.2009 has been filed with CRM No.55153 of 2009 in which the petitioner No.1 has alleged that she is 22 years of age having been born on 20.8.1987. This Court has no mechanism to ascertain the veracity of this fact as to whether petitioner No.1 is really of the age of 22 years and is major. At this stage, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar (respondent No.2) to look into the representation (Annexure P-5) alleged to have been made on 23.10.2009 and if he finds any truth in the averments made in the petition and representation (Annexure P-5), necessary protection be provided to them. (Rakesh Kumar Jain) 30.10.2009 Judge Meenu