In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc.-M No.2811 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:30.1.2009 Neetu Singla and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Jagjit Gill, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners praying for issuance of appropriate directions to respondents No.1 to 5 not to harass the petitioners and not interfere in their matrimonial life on the instance of respondents No.6 and 7, who are the parents of petitioner No.1 and further for directing the respondents to give seven days prior notice to the petitioners in case they are to be arrested in a criminal case. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 29.9.1984 and that of petitioner No.2 is 18.8.1979. The identity card (Annexure-P.1) issued by the Election Commission of India has been placed on record in terms of which the age of petitioner No.1 as on 1.1.2003 is mentioned as 18 years. The age of petitioner No.2 in terms of the identity card (Annexure-P.2) issued by the Election Commission of India is 23 years as on 1.1.2006. Both the petitioners had a liking for each other and they have solemnized their marriage against the the wishes of the parents (respondents No.6 and 7) of petitioner No.1. The marriage was solemnized on 28.1.2009 at Manav Sanskar Jagriti Mission, Sector 22-B, Cr. Misc.-M No.2811 of 2009 [2] Chandigarh. The photographs (Annexure-P.3) with regard to the solemnization of the marriage have been placed on record. The parents (respondents No.6 and 7) of petitioner No.1 are not happy with the marriage that has been solemnized. The father (respondent No.6) of petitioner No.1, it is stated, is an influential person and has got close relations with the local police. He is harassing the petitioners on one pretext or the other and has threatened them that he would eliminate both of them. Even the local Police is frequently visiting the house of the petitioners and threatening petitioner No.2 to leave petitioner No.1. Since the day of their marriage, the petitioners have been residing as husband and wife. Both the 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. She has been happily residing with petitioner No.2. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No.2 to 5 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. Copy of this order be given dasti on payment of fee prescribed for urgent applications. January 30, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*