Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur
Bhagya Shree Chouhan vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:26882) on 6 June, 2025
[2025:RJ-JD:26882]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1661/2025
1. Bhagya Shree Chouhan W/o Ravindra, Aged About 24
Years, D/o Praveen Kumar Chouhan, R/o Bankali, Police
Station Sumerpur, Tehsil Sumerpur, Disrict Pali, Rajasthan
2. Ravindra S/o Mohan Lal, Aged About 30 Years, R/o 205,
Indra Colony, Pali, Rajasthan
----Petitioners
Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Home Secretary, Govt. Of
Rajasthan , Jaipur
2. Superintendent Of Police, Pali
3. Sho, Police Station Sumerpur, District Pali
4. Praveen Kumar Chouhan, R/o Bankali, Police Station
Sumerpur, Tehsil Sumerpur, District Pali, Rajasthan
5. Kamlesh Kumar Chouhan S/o Praveen Kumar Chouhan,
R/o Bankali, Police Station Sumerpur, Tehsil Sumerpur,
District Pali, Rajasthan
6. Manju Devi W/o Praveen Kumar Chouhan, R/o Bankali,
Police Station Sumerpur, Tehsil Sumerpur, District Pali,
Rajasthan
7. Praveen Parmar S/o Mishraram Ji, R/o Bankali, Police
Station Sumerpur, Tehsil Sumerpur, District Pali,
Rajasthan
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Devendra Kumar
For Respondent(s) : Mr Lalit Kishore Sen, PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP SHAH (VACATION JUDGE)
Order
06/06/2025
1. The criminal writ petition has been preferred by the
petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a
direction to be provided with adequate security and protection.
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The petitioners, both being major persons, claim to have
solemnized their marriage out of their own free will through a love
marriage. They submit that the marriage was performed against
the wishes of their parents, and thus, they feel a threat to their
lives at the hands of respondents nos.4 to 7.
2. The documents pertaining to the age of the petitioners and
the marriage ceremony performed between them have been
placed on record. The petitioners, who are major and having
solemnized their marriage voluntarily, cannot be denied protection
of their life and liberty, since it is a fundamental right of every
citizen as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
This position has been clearly affirmed by the Hon'ble Apex Court
in S. Khushboo Vs. Kanniammal [(2010) 5 SCC 600], Joseph
Shine Vs. Union of India [(2019) 3 SCC 39], and Lata Singh Vs.
State of U.P. [AIR 2006 SC 2522].
3. Thus, taking cue from the proposition of law set forth by the
Hon'ble Supreme Court in a catena of judgments and in order to
protect the fundamental rights of the petitioners guaranteed under
the Constitution, the prayer made by the petitioners to provide
protection to them deserves to be accepted.
4. This Court, in exercise of its writ jurisdiction, is not inclined
to examine the legal validity or otherwise of the marriage of the
petitioners and therefore does not render any opinion on the
same. However, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the
petitioners to approach the Superintendent of Police, Pali for
ventilation of their grievances.
5. In case the petitioners move any such application, it is
expected from the concerned Superintendent of Police, Pali to take
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necessary action, after verifying the facts, to ensure that the
petitioners are not illegally hindered in enjoying a peaceful
married life and their liberty by the private respondents who may
be opposing the marriage. Thus, the petition is allowed.
6. However, it is made clear that this order shall not affect any
civil/criminal proceedings, if any, pending or arising out of the
present matter.
7. The criminal writ petition is accordingly disposed of.
(SANDEEP SHAH (VACATION JUDGE)),J
142-divya/-
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