Santosh vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:18714)
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Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Santosh vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:18714) on 16 April, 2025

Author: Kuldeep Mathur

Bench: Kuldeep Mathur

[2025:RJ-JD:18714]

      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                       JODHPUR
               S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 999/2025

1.       Santosh, Aged About 20 Years, Suwaliya District Jodhpur
2.       Sanjay S/o Sh Prabhu Dayal, Aged About 25 Years,
         Sanjay Gandhi Colony Luni District Jodhpur
                                                                   ----Petitioners
                                    Versus
1.       State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
2.       Commissioner Of Police, Jodhpur
3.       Superitendent Of Police, Jodhpur Rural
4.       Superitendent Of Police, Jodhpur Rural
5.       Sho Police Station, Kudi Bhagtasani District Jodhpur
6.       Deva Ram S/o Babu Ram, Suwaliya Shergarh District
         Jodhpur
7.       Suraj Kumar S/o Babu Ram, Suwaliya Shergarh District
         Jodhpur
8.       Ramesh S/o Babu Ram, Suwaliya Shergarh District
         Jodhpur
9.       Ashok S/o Suraj, Suwaliya Shergarh District Jodhpur
10.      Sanjay, Suwaliya Shergarh District Jodhpur
11.      Arjun S/o Suraj, Suwaliya Shergarh District Jodhpur
12.      Vikas S/o Ramesh, Suwaliya Shergarh District Jodhpur
13.      Karan S/o Deva Ram, Suwaliya Shergarh District Jodhpur
                                                                 ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)         :     Mr. Dilip Vidoya
For Respondent(s)         :     Mr. Surendra Bishnoi, 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:18714] (2 of 2) [CRLW-999/2025]

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 247-divya/-

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