IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-8082 of 2009 Date of decision: March 24, 2009 Jyoti Saini and another ….. Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ….. Respondents Present: Ms. Kirandeep Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners. **** S.S. SARON, J. The petitioners have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 20.3.2009 at Balmiki Mandir, Sector 24-C, Chandigarh according to Hindu rites. The marriage certificate (Annexure P4) and the photographs (Annexure P3) showing the solemnization of marriage have been placed on record. The marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners is not to the liking of the parents (respondents No4 and 5) of petitioner No.1. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her affidavit attached to the Crl. Misc. petition is 22.3.1989. The date of birth of petitioner No.2 is 23.2.1983. The marriage has been solemnized by the petitioners of their own sweet will. Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is submitted by petitioner No.1 that she has solemnized her marriage with petitioner No.2 of her own free will and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. Crl. Misc. No. M-8082 of 2009 [2] Mr. Ashok Singh Chaudhary, Advocate has put in appearance on behalf of respondents No.4 and 5. He submits that the parents of petitioner No.1 may be given time so as to counsel her (petitioner No.1). Keeping in view the facts and circumstances that the marriage which has been solemnized is not shown to be improper or illegal in any manner as both the petitioners are major, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the parents of petitioner No.1 would only harass the petitioners. In the circumstances, the 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 would be looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE March 24, 2009 amit