In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-28236 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:24.9.2010 Seema and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Divya Vishavjeet Singh, 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 18.9.2010 at Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha Jyoti Swaroop Shaheedan (Regd.), Adarsh Nagar, Motibagh, Tibba Road, Ludhiana. The marriage certificate (Annexure-P.3) issued by the aforesaid Gurudwara and photographs (Annexure-P.4) have been placed on record. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized the petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty from respondents No.3 to 6, who are father, mother and brothers respectively of petitioner No.1. The petitioners have also submitted an application dated 19.9.2010 (Annexure-P.5) to the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana (respondent No.2) seeking protection to them as they had married amongst themselves without the consent of the parents of petitioner No.1. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.1) issued by the Punjab School Education Board is 6.6.1990 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) issued by Cr. Misc. No.M-28236 of 2010 [2] the aforesaid Board is 5.2.1989. 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 respondent No.2 that in case the petitioners approach him 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. September 24, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*