IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 37339 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: December 9, 2011 Jyoti Devi & another .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? PRESENT: Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioners are seeking protection for their life and liberty as they have married against the wishes of their parents. The couple is present in the court. The petition is disposed of with a direction to the Superintendent of Police, Jhajjar, to look into the complaint of the petitioners and in case he finds that there is any threat to their life and liberty, he will take appropriate action on the said complaint. Superintendent of Police, Jhajjar, would be at liberty to ask the petitioners to reimburse the cost of protection in case it is required to be provided to the petitioners. However, counsel for the petitioners submits that there is a danger to the life of the petitioners it being a inter caste marriage. Crl. Misc. No. M- 37339 of 2011 -2- Counsel prays that some arrangement be made for the petitioners for providing a safe passage from the Chandigarh as the members of the girl family are present in the premises of the Court and likely to cause harm to them. The petitioners would be provided the safe passage under the escort to be detailed by SHO, Sector 3, Chandigarh. Communication be sent to the SHO concerned for taking appropriate action in this case. The present order, however, shall not be deemed to be proof qua the factum/validity of their matrimonial alliance. December 09, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE