Priyanka Meghwal vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:18709)
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Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Priyanka Meghwal vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:18709) on 16 April, 2025

Author: Kuldeep Mathur

Bench: Kuldeep Mathur

[2025:RJ-JD:18709]

      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                       JODHPUR
               S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 993/2025

1.       Priyanka Meghwal D/o Laxman Ram, Aged About 23
         Years, W/o Monu Goyal, R/o 1-C-255, Kudi Bhagtasni
         Housing Board, Po-Sangaria, Jodhpur.
2.       Monu Goyal S/o Rajesh Goyal, Aged About 21 Years, R/o
         04, Salawas Road, Mahadev Nagar, Sangariya, Jodhpur,
         Rajasthan.
                                                                    ----Petitioners
                                     Versus
1.       State Of Rajasthan, Through Chief Secretary, Ministry Of
         Home Affairs, Jaipur (Raj.)
2.       The Commissioner Of Police, Jodhpur (Raj.)
3.       The Station House Officer, Police Station Kudi, Jodhpur
         (Raj.)
4.       Laxman Ram S/o Motilal, Aged About 55 Years, R/o 1-C-
         255, Kudi Bhagtasni Housing Board, Jodhpur, Raj.
5.       Shanti Devi W/o Laxman Ram, Aged About 48 Years, R/o
         1-C-255, Kudi Bhagtasni Housing Board, Jodhpur, Raj.
6.       Manish Meghwal S/o Laxman Ram, Aged About 21 Years,
         R/o 1-C-255, Kudi Bhagtasni Housing Board, Jodhpur, Raj.
7.       Rajesh Goyal S/o Kanheyalal, Aged About 50 Years, R/o
         Mahadev Nagar Basni Second Phase, Sangariya Jodhpur
         Rajasthan.
8.       Anil Goyal S/o Rajesh Goyal, Aged About 28 Years, R/o
         Mahadev Nagar Basni Second Phase, Sangariya Jodhpur
         Rajasthan.
                                                                  ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)          :     Mr. Chirag Keshwar
For Respondent(s)          :     Mr. Lalit Kishore Sen, PP


        HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order 16/04/2025 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.

[2025:RJ-JD:18709] (2 of 2) [CRLW-993/2025]

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

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 242-divya/-

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