IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-23591 of 2010 Date of decision : 16.8.2010 Abodh Kumar and another …. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Ors ….. Respondents Present : Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. *** S.S. SARON, J. The petitioners are a newly married couple. They have on their own solemnized their marriage amongst themselves on 11.8.2010 at Arya Samaj Temple, Jalandhar. The photographs (Annexures P3 to P6) of the marriage and the certificate of Arya marriage (Annexure P7) issued by the Priest, Arya Samaj Temple have been placed on record. The marriage that has been solemnized by the petitioners is not to the liking of respondent No.4 who is the father of petitioner No.2 Puja Kumari. Therefore, the petitioners apprehend danger to their life and liberty from respondents No.4. The petitioners also submitted an application dated 12.8.2010 (Annexure P8) to the Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar (respondent No.2) for providing the petitioners’ police protection and for taking action against respondent No.4 and Smt. Sudha Devi, mother of petitioner No.2. However, despite the said representation, the threat Crl. Misc. No. M-23591 of 2010 [2] to the petitioners persists. Therefore, they have filed the present petition. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per his secondary school examination, 2007 certificate (Annexure P1) issued by the Bihar School Examination Board, Patna is 10.8.1987 and that of petitioner No.2 as per her secondary school examination, 2009 certificate (Annexure P2) issued by the aforesaid Board is 6.5.1992. The averments made in the petition are supported by an affidavit of petitioner No.1. Both the petitioners are present in Court and are identified by their counsel. It is stated by petitioner No.2 that she has solemnized her marriage with petitioner No.1 of her own free will and desire and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. She is happy with her marriage. It is also stated by the petitioners that they are not earlier married. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the 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 would be looked into by them independently and in accordance with law. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE August 16, 2010 amit