In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-6380 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:4.3.2010 Naseem and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Gurjinder Singh Chahal, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners have married amongst themselves on 9.1.2010. The Nikah, it is stated, was performed by the Quazi namely Mohd. Ahmad Aalam. The place of Nikah is mentioned as c/o Mohd. Shakeel, Mohalla Nusrat Khani, Malerkotla. The Nikah that had been performed is not to the liking of respondents No.4 to 6 who, it is stated, are the father, brother-in- law (sister's husband) and father's sister (Bua) respectively of petitioner No.1. Therefore, the petitioners apprehend threat to their life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 6. Both the petitioners are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per birth certificate (Annexure-P.1) issued by the Registrar (Births and Deaths), Malerkotla is 4.2.1988. The petitioner No.2 is also stated to be a major and he is about 35 years of age. A reference has been made to the identity card (Annexure-P.2) issued by the Election Commission of India in which the age of petitioner No.2 as on 1.1.1995 is recorded as 20 years. The petitioners, it is stated, are well educated. Petitioner No.1 has studied upto 10+2 and petitioner No.2 has studied upto 8th standard. The petitioners Cr. Misc. No.M-6380 of 2010 [2] got close to each other and they got married on 9.1.2010. The Nikahnama dated 9.1.2010 (Annexure-P.3) has been placed on record. However, respondents No.4 to 6 are threatening the petitioners and also the family members of petitioner No.2. A false complaint has also been made to the local Police after house of petitioner No.2 was raided. The petitioners, therefore, left their matrimonial home and are now hiding themselves. The petitioner No.1 by way of representation dated 20.1.2010 (Annexure-P.4) also approached the SSP, Sangrur (respondent No.2) seeking protection of her life and liberty as well as that of her husband (petitioner No.2). Despite the said representation the threat to them persists. 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. 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. Copy of this order be given dasti on payment of fee prescribed for urgent applications. March 4, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*