This is petition u/S.340 of Cr.P.C . for taking cognizance for offence u/Ss.195, 340 Cr.P.C against the respondent No.1 and 2 for the offence punishable u/Ss.177, 191, 196, 199, 200 and 209 of IPC .

2. Learned counsel for applicant submits that the petition was filed by Gulshan Kumar and Bhanupriya seeking police protection on the ground that they are major and they had married and living together with their free consent without any pressure. The family members of the petitioner are harassing and victimising them. Considering the aforesaid submissions, the said petition was disposed of by this court with a direction to the respondent No.1 and 2/petitioners in the said petition to approach the police authorities to verify the genuineness of the apprehension expressed and their marriageable age in accordance with law in terms of the decision by the Apex Court in the case of Latasingh Vs. State of U.P. (2006) 5 SCC 475 and also in the case of Shakti Vahini Vs. Union of India (2018) 7 SCC 192 . It is argued that along with the petition, the respondent No.1 Gulshan Kumar filed an affidavit stating that he is an adult and educated person and he is unmarried and it is his first marr