Soniya vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:51589)
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Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Soniya vs State Of Rajasthan (2025:Rj-Jd:51589) on 27 November, 2025

Author: Kuldeep Mathur

Bench: Kuldeep Mathur

[2025:RJ-JD:51589]

      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                       JODHPUR
               S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 3463/2025

1.       Soniya D/o Shiv Kumar Rathore, Aged About 24 Years, R/
         o Village Nayanganv Kharsuliya Etah Ps Nayaganv Uttar
         Pradesh
2.       Naresh Kumar S/o Krishan Lal, Aged About 27 Years, R/o
         Ward No 5 Near Babuta Mandir Goluwala Nivadan 24 Jrk
         Ps Goluwala Hanumangarh Rajasthan
                                                                   ----Petitioners
                                    Versus
1.       State Of Rajasthan, Through Chief Secretary Ministry Of
         Home Affairs Jaipur Raj.
2.       Director General Of Police, Govt Of Rajasthan Police Head
         Quarter Jaipur
3.       The Superintendent Of Police, Hanumangarh
4.       The Station House Officer, Police Station Goluwala
5.       Ram Kumar S/o Shri Natthu Singh, R/o Village Nayanganv
         Kharsuliya Etah Ps Nayaganv Uttar Pradesh
6.       Shiv Kumar Rathore S/o Shri Natthu Singh, R/o Village
         Nayanganv Kharsuliya Etah Ps Nayaganv Uttar Pradesh
                                                                 ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)         :     Mr. Manphool Bishnoi
For Respondent(s)         :     Mr. Hathi Singh Jodha, PP



            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order

27/11/2025 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 have

performed a love marriage. They submit that the marriage was

performed against the wishes of their parents and thus, they

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apprehend 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 the 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 649-divya/-

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