In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-30736 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:14.10.2010 Kshma and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Preetwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. They have on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 12.10.2010 as per Hindu rites with their free consent and without any coercion, pressure or fraud. The marriage has been solemnized by the petitioners at Shiv Temple Rally, Sector 12-A, Panchkula. The certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.4) issued by the aforesaid Shiv Temple Rally, Sector 12-A, Panchkula and the photographs (Annexure-P.3) taken at the time of marriage have been placed on record. The marriage that has been solemnized is not to the liking of respondents No.4 to 6. Respondents No.4 and 5 are father's elder brothers (Tayas) of petitioner No.1 and respondent No.6 is the maternal uncle of petitioner No.1. Petitioner No.1 also submitted an application dated 13.10.2010 (Annexure-P.5) to the S.P. Ambala (respondent No.2) for providing protection to the life and liberty of the petitioners. Despite the said application, the threat to the petitioners persists. Therefore, the present Cr. Misc. No.M-30736 of 2010 [2] petition has been filed. It is submitted that the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.1) issued by the Board of School Education Haryana is 10.12.1986 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Secondary (Matric) examination certificate (Annexure-P.2) issued by the aforesaid Board is 10.10.1986. The averments made in the petition are supported by affidavit of petitioner No.1. 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 of her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. Besides, she is happy with her marriage. It is submitted by both the petitioners that they were not earlier married. In the afore-noticed 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. October 14, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*