HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 2527/2023 Prateek Chaturvedi Son Of Late Shri Mahesh Chand Chaturvedi, Aged About 41 Years, Resident Of Chaubje Ka Banda, Hindaun, District Karauli (Rajastahn). ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Home Secretary, De- partment Of Homes, Secretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 2. The Superintendent Of Police, Karauli, District Karauli. 3. The Station House Officer, Police Station , Sadar Hindaun, District Karauli (Rajasthan). 4. Randheer Singh Son Of Guman Singh, Aged About 28 Years, Resident Of In Front Of Treatmant Plant Bayana Road, Hindaun City, District Karauli (Rajasthan). 5. Kush Singh Son Of Guman Singh, Aged About 26 Years, Resident Of In Front Of Treatmant Plant Bayana Road, Hindaun City, District Karauli (Rajasthan). 6. Guman Singh Son Of Prabhati, Resident Of In Front Of Treatmant Plant Bayana Road, Hindaun City, District Ka- rauli (Rajasthan). 7. Khem Singh Son Of Tej Singh @ Gola, Aged About 20 Years, Resident Of In Front Of Treatmant Plant Bayana Road, Hindaun City, District Karauli (Rajasthan). 8. Veer Singh Son Of Hukam Singh, Resident Of In Front Of Treatmant Plant Bayana Road, Hindaun City, District Ka- rauli (Rajasthan). 9. Vishnu @ Tota Son Of Hukam Singh, Resident Of In Front Of Treatmant Plant Bayana Road, Hindaun City, District Karauli (Rajasthan). 10. Man Singh Son Of Bhairo Singh, Resident Of In Front Of Treatmant Plant Bayana Road, Hindaun City, District Ka- rauli (Rajasthan). 11. Virendra Singh Son Of Bhairo Singh, Resident Of In Front Of Treatmant Plant Bayana Road, Hindaun City, District Karauli (Rajasthan). 12. Udai Singh Son Of Bhairo Singh, Resident Of In Front Of (2 of 3) [CRLW-2527/2023] Treatmant Plant Bayana Road, Hindaun City, District Ka- rauli (Rajasthan). ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : None For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Punia -PP JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 01/11/2025 1. The petitoner has preferred this petition for issuance of necessary directions to the official-respondents to provide adequate security and protection to him on the ground that he is facing grave threat to his life and liberty at the hands of private respondent(s). 2. Article 21 of the Constitution of India provides for right to life and personal liberty under the ambit of fundamental rights and any threat to the same amounts to violation of the same. 3. It appears that prior to approaching this Court the petitioner has already submitted representation/application before the con- cerned Station House Officer and the Nodal Officer pursuant to the orders passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Suman Meena vs. State of Rajasthan (S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No.792/2024). 4. It is well settled legal position as expounded by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the cases of Lata Singh Vs. State of UP, reported in AIR 2006 SC 2522, S. Khushboo Vs. Kanniammal, reported in (2010) 5 SCC 600, Indra Sarma Vs. VKV Sarma reported in (2013) 15 SCC 755 and Shafin Jahan Vs. Asokan KM (3 of 3) [CRLW-2527/2023] reported in (2018) 16 SCC 368 that the life and personal liberty of the individuals has to be protected except according to procedure established by law, as mandated by Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Further, as per Section 29 of the Rajasthan Police Act, 2007 every police officer is duty bound to protect the life and liberty of the citizens. 5. Looking to the fact that the petitioner has already submitted appropriate representation/application seeking protection before the Nodal Officer as well as concerned Station House Officer, it is ex- pected from the officers concerned to look into the matter in terms of the directions issued by this Court in the case of Suman Meena (supra) and ensure that after analyzing the threat perceptions, if ne- cessitated, may pass necessary orders to provide adequate security and protection to the petitioners. 6. It is made clear that any observation in this order shall not affect any criminal and civil proceeding initiated against the petitioner. 7. With the aforesaid observations, the instant criminal writ petition stands disposed of. The stay application and all pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Ashu/74