In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc.-M No.1704 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:30.1.2009 Jasvir Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Rajesh K. Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners for directing respondents No.2 and 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners from respondents No.4 to 8, who are the father, mother, brother, brother-in-law and a relative of petitioner No.1. Both the petitioners, it is stated, are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 is 25.7.1987 and that of petitioner No.2 is 1.5.1974. A reference has has been made to the voters' list (Annexure-P.1) in order to show that the age of petitioner No.1 as on 1.1.2007 was 19 years. In terms of the Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) the date of birth of petitioner No.2 is recorded as 1.5.1974. Both the petitioners had a liking for each other, however, the parents (respondents No.4 and 5) of petitioner No.1 wanted to get her engaged with some boy of their choice whom she refused to marry. The petitioners ran away from their house and they solemnized their marriage on 24.6.2008 at Arya Samaj Mandir Parcharak Samiti (Regd.), Plot No.5, Main Road, Himgiri Enclave, Mukundpur-II, Delhi-8. Cr. Misc.-M No.1704 of 2009 [2] Copy of the marriage certificate dated 24.6.2008 (Annexure-P.3) and photographs (Annexure-P.4) with regard to the solemnization of the marriage have been placed on record. Thereafter, that is after five months of the marriage with the intervention of the respectables the matter, it is stated, was compromised and the family of petitioner No.1 was ready to accept petitioner No.2 as husband of petitioner No.1. The parents of petitioner No.1 informed the petitioners that they would solemnize their marriage in a regular way as per rites and ceremonies. Petitioner No.1, therefore, went to the house of her parents (respondents No.4 and 5) on 12.12.2008. Petitioner No.2 also started visiting the house of petitioner No.1. On 24.12.2008, petitioner No.2 when he went to house of respondents No.4 to 6 they manhandled him and threatened him of dire consequences. He was informed by respondents No.4 to 6 that they would not send their daughter (petitioner No.1) and they would solemnize her marriage somewhere else outside India. Petitioner No.2, therefore, submitted an application dated 25.12.2008 (Annexure-P.5) to the SSP, Hoshiarpur (respondent No.2) regarding the illegal detention of his wife (petitioner No.1) and also about her being re-married. Thereafter, another application dated 2.1.2009 (Annexure-P.6) has been submitted. However, despite submitting the said applications the threat to the life and liberty of the petitioners, it is stated, has been continuing. Therefore, they have approached this Court. 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. She has been happily residing with Cr. Misc.-M No.1704 of 2009 [3] petitioner No.2. 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 30, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*