In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-7719 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:19.3.2009 Shilpa Rani and another .....Petitioners v. State of Haryana and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Satbir Gill, 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.1 to 3 not to harass the petitioners and not to interfere in their matrimonial life at the instance of respondents No.4 to 10 and for directing respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from respondents No.4 to 10. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.1) is 7.2.1987. The date of birth of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) is 29.12.1975. Both the petitioners, it is stated, had a liking for each other and, therefore, they decided to solemnize their marriage amongst themselves. The petitioner No.1 informed her parents (respondents No.4 and 5) but they did not agree to marry her with petitioner No.2. Therefore, the petitioners of their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 17.3.2009 at Maha Shankar Jagriti Mission, Chandigarh according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. The certificate Cr. Misc. No.M-7719/2009 [2] (Annexure-P.3) and photographs (Annexures-P.4) of the solemnization of the marriage ceremony have been placed on record. The parents (respondents No.4 and 5) are not happy with the marriage. Father (respondent No.4) of petitioner No.1 is stated to be a very influential person and has close links with the local Police. He is harassing the petitioners on one pretext or the order and they have been issued threats for elimination. It is alleged that respondents No.4 to 10 have also created terror and threatened petitioner No.2 on phone. The petitioners have apprehension that they would be implicated in some false case and may even be killed. Therefore, they have approached this Court seeking appropriate protection so that they may live as husband and wife. Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is stated by Shilpa Rani-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. In the 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. March 19, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*