Arti Soni vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:29570)
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Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Arti Soni vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:29570) on 8 July, 2025

Author: Kuldeep Mathur

Bench: Kuldeep Mathur

[2025:RJ-JD:29570]

      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                       JODHPUR
               S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1995/2025

1.       Arti Soni D/o Shri Santosh Kumar Soni, Aged About 18
         Years, R/o Ward No. 11 Biga Bas Shri Dungargarh District
         Bikaner Rajasthan
2.       Rajesh Sidh S/o Shri Hanuman Sidh, Aged About 23
         Years, R/o Ward No. 10 Momasar Bas Shri Dungargarh
         District Bikaner Rajasthan
                                                                   ----Petitioners
                                    Versus
1.       State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary Department
         Of Home Affairs Govt. Of Rajasthan Jaipur
2.       The Superintendent Of Police, Bikaner Rajasthan
3.       The Station House Officer, Ps Shri Dungargarh Dist
         Bikaner Rajasthan
4.       Santosh Kumar Soni S/o Babu Lal Soni, R/o Ward No. 11
         Biga Bas Shri Dungargarh Dist. Bikaner Rajasthan
5.       Kishan S/o Santosh Kumar Soni, R/o Ward No. 11 Biga
         Bas Shri Dungargarh Dist. Bikaner Rajasthan
6.       Kanhaiya S/o Santosh Kumar Soni, R/o Ward No. 11 Biga
         Bas Shri Dungargarh Dist. Bikaner Rajasthan
                                                                 ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)         :     Mr. Mahendra Singh Godara
For Respondent(s)         :     Mr. Shriram Choudhary, PP



            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order

08/07/2025

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 be in a live

in relationship. They submit that they are living with each other

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against the wishes of their parents and thus, they feel threat 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

an ikrarnama verifying the factum of them being in a live in

relationship 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 are in a live in relationship.

The criminal writ petition is accordingly disposed of.

(KULDEEP MATHUR),J 218-himanshu/-

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