Poonam Lakhara vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:53762)
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Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Poonam Lakhara vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:53762) on 11 December, 2025

Author: Kuldeep Mathur

Bench: Kuldeep Mathur

[2025:RJ-JD:53762]

      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                       JODHPUR
               S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 3605/2025

1.       Poonam Lakhara D/o Om Prakash, Aged About 22 Years,
         W/o Pukhraj Resident Of Ward No 4 Nokhda District
         Bikaner
2.       Pukhraj S/o Moola Ram, Aged About 24 Years, Resident
         Of Chandsama Tehsil Dechu Police Station Dechu District
         Phalodi
                                                                   ----Petitioners
                                    Versus
1.       State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary Department
         Of Home Affairs Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat
         Jaipur
2.       The Superintendent Of Police, Phalodi
3.       The Station House Officer, Police Station Dechu District
         Phalodi
4.       Omprakash S/o Amra Ram, Resident Of Ward No 4
         Nokhda District Bikaner
5.       Prem S/o Om Prakash, Resident Of Ward No 4 Nokhda
         District Bikaner
6.       Nandu S/o Om Prakash, Resident Of Ward No 4 Nokhda
         District Bikaner
7.       Mala Ram S/o Madan Lal, Resident Of Nokha District
         Bikaner
                                                                 ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)           :   Mr. Shobhag Singh
For Respondent(s)           :   Mr. Prem Singh Panwar, PP



            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order

11/12/2025 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.

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[2025:RJ-JD:53762] (2 of 2) [CRLW-3605/2025]

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 45-divya/-

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