[2026:RJ-JP:14383] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 70/2026 1. Krishna D/o Shri Radheyshyam, Wife of Harilal, Age About 29 Years, Resident of Village Devpura Talwas, Police Station Karwar, District Bundi (Rajasthan) At Present Resident of Village Donaycha, Tehsil and Police Station Malarna Dungar, District Sawai Madhopur (Raj.) 2. Lalaram Bairwa S/o Shri Manohar Lal Bairwa, Aged About 33 Years, Resident of Village Donaycha, Tehsil and Police Station Malarna Dungar, District Sawai Madhopur (Raj.) ----Petitioners Versus 1. State of Rajasthan, Through P.P. 2. Superintendent of Police, Sawai Madhopir (Rajasthan) 3. S.H.O. Police Station Malarna Dungar, District Sawai Madhopir (Rajasthan) 4. Superintendent of Police, Bundi (Rajasthan) 5. S.H.O. Police Station Karwar, District Bundi (Rajasthan) 6. Manodri W/o Late Chiranji Lal, Resident of Near Sanganer Police Choki, Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 7. Harilal S/o Gaindi Lal, Resident of Village Devpura, Police Station Karwar, District Bundi, Rajasthan. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Swati Sharma, Adv., for Mr. Girish Khandelwal, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Manju Dave, P.P. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 07/04/2026 The defects pointed out by the Office are waived. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Public Prosecutor for the State. [2026:RJ-JP:14383] (2 of 3) [CRLW-70/2026] The instant writ petition has been preferred by the petitioners seeking protection of their life and personal liberty. Upon perusal of the record, it transpires that petitioner No.1 is already married. The issue as to whether a live-in-relationship between a married and an unmarried person is legally permissible and whether such persons are entitled to protection, has already been considered by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Rashika Khandal & Anr. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors., reported in 2021 SCC Online Raj. 4296. In the aforesaid judgment, while taking into consideration law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in D. Velusamy Vs. D. Patchaiammal (2010) 10 SCC 469, it was held that such a relationship is not permissible and consequently, the petitioners are not entitled to seek protection. Relevant paras of the judgment in Rashika Khandal (supra) are reproduced hereinbelow: “2. From perusal of the record, it is revealed that Petitioner No.2 is already married. A live-in-relationship between a married and unmarried person is not permissible. 3. The pre-requities for a live-in-relationship as held by the Apex Court in “D.Velusamy vs. D. Patchaiammal (2010) 10 SCC 469” is that the couple must hold themselves out to society as being akin to spouses and must be of legal age to marry or qualified to enter into a legal marriage, including being unmarried. 4. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is accordingly dismissed.” [2026:RJ-JP:14383] (3 of 3) [CRLW-70/2026] In view of law laid down in the aforesaid judgments of Hon'ble Supreme Court and the Rajasthan High Court, the present writ petition is liable to be dismissed. Consequently, the criminal writ petition is dismissed. (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J YOGESH KUMAR /279