In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc.-M No.2970 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:2.2.2009 Rajbir Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Pardeep Rajput, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners for directing respondents No.2 and 3 to provide protection to the petitioners from respondents No.4 and 5, who are the parents of petitioner No.1 as they are not happy with the marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her driving licence (Annexure-P.3) is 20.2.1986 and petitioner No.2 is more than 21 years of age. A reference has been made to the identity card (Annexure-P.2) issued by the Election Commission of India wherein petitioner No.2 as on 1.1.2006 is recorded as aged 19 years. The petitioners have known each other for the last more than two years and had a liking for each other and, therefore, they have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 4.1.2009 at Guru Sar Madhov Ke Brar at Amritsar. The photographs (Annexures-P.1) of the marriage ceremony have been placed on record. After the marriage the petitioners on telephone Cr. Misc.-M No.2970 of 2009 [2] informed the parents (respondents No.4 and 5) of petitioner No.1. They threatened them that petitioner No.2 and his family members would be involved in a kidnapping case. On 17.1.2009, it is stated that the petitioners were attacked by respondents No.4 and 5 with some unknown persons. They somehow managed to escape. Petitioner No.1 has also submitted an application dated 22.1.2009 (Annexure-P.4) to the SSP (Rural), Amritsar (respondent No.2) seeking protection from her parents. Despite the said application, it is submitted that the threat to their lives and liberty persists. Therefore, they have approached this Court. 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 on her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present 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 shall be duly considered and looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. February 2, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*