In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-32837 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:10.11.2010 Bhupinder Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Vinod K. Kaushal, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. They had a liking for each other and on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 5.11.2010 as per Sikh rites and ceremonies. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions from the petitioners, submits that the marriage was solemnized at a Gurudwara in Village Chheharta, Tehsil and District Amritsar. The photographs (Annexure-P.3) taken at the time of the marriage have been placed on record. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners amongst themselves, they apprehend danger to their life and liberty from respondents No.4 and 5, who are the parents of petitioner No.1. Petitioner No.1 also submitted an application dated 5.11.2010 (Annexure- P.4) to the Commissioner of Police, Amritsar (respondent No.2) to protect her life and liberty as also that of her husband (petitioner No.2) and her in- laws. It is stated by petitioner No.1 that she has married petitioner No.2 of Cr. Misc. No.M-32837 of 2010 [2] her own choice and free will and after marriage her parents are threatening to kill them. Despite the said representation, the threat to the petitioners persists, therefore, they have filed the present petition. It is submitted that both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her 5th Class examination certificate (Annexure-P.1) issued by the Education Department, Punjab (SCERT) is 17.3.1992 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) issued by the Punjab School Education Board is 29.4.1988. It is stated that the petitioners are not related to each other. The averments made in the petition are supported by affidavit of petitioner No.1. 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 happy with her marriage. It is submitted by both the petitioners that they were not earlier married. In the afore-noticed 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. November 10, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*