Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur
Saroj Choudhary vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:19229) on 21 April, 2025
Author: Kuldeep Mathur
Bench: Kuldeep Mathur
[2025:RJ-JD:19229]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1073/2025
1. Saroj Choudhary W/o Bhivraj, Aged About 20 Years, D/o
Karna Ram, R/o Bhakhar Wali Dhani, Bhandu Jati, Tehsil
Balesar, Dist. Jodhpur (Raj.), Presently R/o Janiyo Ki
Dhani, Sirodi, Tehsil And Dist. Jodhpur (Raj.)
2. Bhivraj S/o Madhu Ram, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Janiyo
Ki Dhani,l Sirodi, Tehsil And Dist. Jodhpur (Raj.)
----Petitioners
Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department
Of Home Affairs, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat,
Jaipur.
2. The Police Commissioner, Jodhpur Metro.
3. The S.h.o., Police Station Rajeev Gandhi Nagar, Jodhpur
Metro.
4. Prema Ram Jani S/o Jassa Ram Jani, R/o Jati Bhandu,
Tehsil Balesar, Dist. Jodhpur.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Hanuman Ram Mundan
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Narendra Chandawat, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR
Order 21/04/2025 The criminal writ petition has been preferred by the petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking direction for being provided with adequate security and protection.
The petitioners both being major persons claim to have performed a love marriage. They submit that the marriage was performed against the wishes of their parents and thus, they feel threat to their lives at the hands of private respondents, who are their relatives. The petitioners allegedly approached the concerned respondent authorities, with a prayer to be provided with (Downloaded on 22/04/2025 at 09:58:07 PM) [2025:RJ-JD:19229] (2 of 2) [CRLW-1073/2025] adequate protection but no heed has been paid to their request so far.
The documents pertaining to the age of the petitioners and the marriage ceremony performed between them have been filed on record. Thus, taking cue from the judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Lata Singh Vs. State of U.P. Reported in AIR 2006 SC 2522, the prayer made by the petitioners for directing the concerned respondent authorities to provide protection to the petitioners deserves to be accepted.
The concerned respondent authorities shall have the matter enquired into and if so required, appropriate protection shall be provided to the petitioners as and when warranted. The concerned respondent authorities shall ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners, who have performed a love marriage.
The criminal writ petition is accordingly disposed of.
(KULDEEP MATHUR),J 252-Dinesh/-
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