IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc.No.M-11858 of 2008 Date of Decision : 09.05.2008. Hussain Aara and another ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents. **** CORAM:HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL. **** Present: Mr.Raghuwinder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** Rajesh Bindal J Prayer made in the present petition is for protection of life and liberty of the petitioners, who had married against the consent of their parents. Both the parties are present in Court. Petitioners have appended photographs of their marriage (Annexure P3). As per certificate Annexure P1, the date of birth of the petitioner No.1 is 07.08.1989 and she was more than 18 years of age on the date of marriage which according to the petitioners was solemnized on 23.04.2008. They are apprehending their arrest and harassment by the police as the family members of petitioner No.1 are not agreeable to the marriage. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that both the petitioners are major and have married against the wishes of the Criminal Misc.No.M-11858 of 2008 -2- family members of petitioner No.1 and as such they are fearing threat to their life and liberty. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to Senior Superintendent of Police, Ludhiana that in case the petitioners move an application before him to provide protection to their life and liberty, the same shall be considered and if required, necessary protection shall be provided to the petitioners. 9th May,2008. (RAJESH BINDAL) Mamta-II JUDGE