In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-10542 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:20.4.2009 Alpana and another .....Petitioners v. U.T., Chandigarh and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners, it is stated, are major and have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 13.3.2009 at Manav Sanskar Jagriti Mission, Sector 22-B, Chandigarh. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Secondary School examination certificate (Annexure-P.1) is 1.1.1988 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) is 19.3.1987. Petitioner No.2 is working with his father in a readymade garments business. The parents and other relations of petitioner No.2 have no objection to the marriage. The certificate of marriage (Annexure-P.3) and photographs (Annexure-P.4) with regard to the solemnization of marriage have been placed on record. However, the marriage that has been solemnized, it is submitted, is not to the liking of respondents No.3 and 4, who are parents of petitioner No.1. Therefore, the petitioners apprehend threat from them. Petitioner No.1 submitted application dated 4.4.2009 (Annexure-P.5) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh (respondent No.2) seeking Cr. Misc. No.M-10542/2009 [2] protection. It is stated that parents of petitioner No.2 have no objection to the marriage but parents (respondents No.3 and 4) of petitioner No.1 are not happy with the marriage. Despite the said application the threat to the petitioners 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 of her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. Besides, she is happily married. In the afore-noticed 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 him independently and in accordance with law. April 20, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*