In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-27416 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:17.9.2010 Sahibdeep Kaur and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Raj Karan Singh, 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 15.9.2010 at Mohali. The marriage was solemnized at Gurudwara Sri Akalgarh Sahib, Village Karora, District Mohali according to Sikh rites and ceremonies. The marriage certificate (Annexure-P.3) issued by the aforesaid Gurudwara and photographs (Annexure-P.4) have been placed on record. On account of the marriage that has been solemnized the petitioners apprehend threat to their life and liberty from respondents No.4 to 7, who are brother, paternal uncle, paternal aunt and son of the paternal uncle and aunt respectively of petitioner No.1. The petitioners have also submitted application dated 15.9.2010 (Annexure-P.5) to S.S.P., Gurdaspur (respondent No.2) for providing protection to them as their relatives were searching for them and have threatened them. The petitioners, it is submitted are major. The date of birth of petitioner No.1 as per her Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.1) is Cr. Misc. No.M-27416 of 2010 [2] 5.1.1989 and that of petitioner No.2 as per his Matriculation certificate (Annexure-P.2) is 26.9.1985. The averments made in the petition are supported by affidavit of petitioner No.1. 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. It is submitted by both the petitioners that they were not earlier married. 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. September 17, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*