In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-11200 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:24.4.2009 Jyoti and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Balkar Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The petitioners had a long standing relationship. They are both major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation standard examination certificate (Annexure-P.1) is 19.4.1990. The date of birth of petitioner No.2, it is stated, is 5.3.1988. An affidavit (Annexure-P.2) has been filed in this regard. The petitioners have solemnized their marriage on 21.4.2009 at Manav Sanskar Jagriti Mission, Sector 22-B, Chandigarh. The marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners is against the wishes of respondents No.4 to 6, who are the father, mother and uncle respectively of petitioner No.1. They are deadly opposed to the marriage and, therefore, the petitioners apprehend danger to themselves. The petitioners have placed on record the certificate dated 21.4.2009 (Annexure-P.3) and the photographs (Annexure-P.4) with regard to the solemnization of the marriage. In view of threat perception the petitioner No.1 has submitted an application (Annexure-P.5) to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala (respondent No.2) for not entertaining any complaint or lodging FIR at the behest of the Cr. Misc. No.M-11200 of 2009 [2] relatives of petitioner No.1 besides for providing them protection. Despite, the said application, the petitioners apprehend threat to their life, therefore, they have filed the present petition. 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. April 24, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*