In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc.-M No.2647 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:29.1.2009 Babli and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Ms. Shallie Saini, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners seeking directions to respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from respondents No.4 and 5, who are the parents of petitioner No.1. A further direction has been sought for restraining respondents No.4 and 5 from interfering in the married life of the petitioners. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1, it is stated, is 5.12.1986. Petitioner No.1 has no document regarding her age, however, she has deposed an affidavit dated 28.1.2009 (Annexure-P.2) in this regard. The age of petitioner No.2, it is stated, is 21 years. In support of this reliance is placed on the ration card (Annexure- P.1) in which the age of petitioner No.2 Sonu Kumar is mentioned as 21 years. Both the petitioners have solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 19.1.2009 according to Hindu rites at Mata Kansa Devi Mandir at Kaimbwala, U.T., Chandigarh. The photographs (Annexures-P.3) Cr. Misc.-M No.2647 of 2009 [2] taken at the time of the solemnization of the marriage ceremony have been placed on record. In view of the marriage that has been solemnized, the petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty from respondents No.4 and 5, who are the parents of petitioner No.1. In this regard, the petitioners have submitted an application dated 20.1.2009 (Annexure-P.4) to the SSP, Ludhiana (respondent No.2). However, despite that, it is stated that the threat persists. 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. Keeping in view the aforesaid 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. January 29, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*