IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc.No.M-11871 of 2008 Date of Decision : 09.05.2008. Meenakshi Matta & another ....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ....Respondents. **** CORAM:HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL. **** Present: Mr.Ramesh Goyat, 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 a copy of marriage certificate (Annexure P4) issued by Arya Samaj Mandir, Sector 56, Palsora, Chandigarh. As per certificate (Annexure P1), the petitioner No.1 is a student of B.A.Part- II and thus, she was major on the date of marriage. They are apprehending their arrest and harassment by the police as the family members of petitioner No.1 were 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 family members of petitioner No.1 and as such they are fearing threat Criminal Misc.No.M-11871 of 2008 -2- to their life and liberty. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to Superintendent of Police, Fatehbad that in case the petitioners move an application before the aforesaid authority 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