Criminal Misc. No.M-39435 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-39435 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:27.12.2011 Lakhvir Kaur and another ....petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ....respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA Present: Mr. G.S. Nahel, Advocate, for the petitioners. *** Tejinder Singh Dhindsa.J.(Oral): Criminal Misc. No.71792 of 2011: Allowed as prayed for. Criminal Misc. No.M-39435 of 2011: Heard. This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for grant of protection to the life and liberty of the petitioners, who have got married against the wishes of their elders. It is stated that date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 30.01.1989 and date of birth of petitioner No.2 is 08.03.1991. Certificates reflecting the date of birth have been appended as Annexure P-1 and P-2. It is contended that both the petitioners are major. It is further submitted that both of them got married on 26.12.2011 at Gurudwara Jivan Singh Sahib Ji, Ram Nagar Criminal Misc. No.M-39435 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Basti, Sangrur. Certificate of marriage is appended as Annexure P3 and photographs taken at the time of marriage also stands appended as Annexure P-4. It is also contended that they enter into matrimony against the wishes of respondent Nos.4 to 8 who are parents and brothers of petitioner No.1 On account of apprehension that the petitioners have danger to their life and liberty, a representation dated 26.12.2011 (Annexure P-5) has been submitted before Senior Superintendent of Police, Mansa-respondent No.2. In the light of the facts mentioned hereinabove, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to look into the veracity and correctness of the contents of the representation dated 26.12.2011. It shall be open to respondent No.2 to take all such steps as deem fit by him in accordance with law. Petition stands disposed of. December 27, 2011 (TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA) harjeet JUDGE