[2026:RJ-JP:3109] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 118/2026 1. Laxmi Prajapati W/o Rajkumar Lodha D/o Sukhlal Prajap- ati, Aged About 19 Years, R/o- Gokulnagar, Near Rachna School, Saijpur Bogha, Ahmedabad City (Gujarat) At Present R/o Gram Post Chhabra, District Baran (Raj.). 2. Rajkumar Lodha S/o Dhanraj Lodha, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Basthooni, Gram Post Chhabra, District-Baran, Police Station-Chhabra, District-Baran (Raj.). ----Petitioners Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p. 2. Superintendent Of Police, District-Baran, Rajasthan. 3. Sho, Police Station -Chhabra, District-Baran, Rajasthan. 4. Sukhlal Prajapati S/o Kastur Prajapati, Aged About 58 Years, R/o- C-204, Laxmi Vila 2 Haridarshan Char Rasta Nava Naroda, District- Ahmedabad (Gujarat). 5. Kishanlal Prajapati S/o Chogalal Prajapati, Aged About 45 Years, R/o- B2-18, Gokul Galaxy Katwada Road, District- Ahmedabad (Gujarat). 6. Jagdish Chandra Prajapati S/o Balu Prajapati, Aged About 32 Years, R/o- Rachna School Prem Nagar, District- Ahmedabad (Gujarat). ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajveer Singh Jhala For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Punia, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPMAN Order 22/01/2026 1. Defects pointed out by the Registry are overruled. 2. Petitioners are major and present in person. They have duly been identified by their counsel. 3. This criminal writ petition has been filed by petitioners seek- ing protection from the private respondent Nos.4 to 6 as they are apprehending danger to their life and liberty at the hands of pri- vate respondents. [2026:RJ-JP:3109] (2 of 2) [CRLW-118/2026] 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the pe- titioners are mature enough to take decision of their life. He sub- mits that petitioners have entered into marriage as per Hindu Rites and Customs at Nagar Arya Samaj Sansthan, Lal Kothi, Jaipur, Rajasthan on 06.01.2026 and same has been registered on 06.01.2026. The certificate of registration of marriage of the peti- tioners is annexed with this petition. Counsel further submits that petitioners are living peacefully as husband and wife but respon- dent Nos.4 to 6 are not happy with their marriage and petitioners are receiving continuous threats from the private respondents, so they prayed for protection. 5. In view of the above factual averments, petitioners are di- rected to file appropriate application seeking protection before re- spondent No.3-Station House Officer, Police Station, Chhabra, Dis- trict-Baran, Rajasthan and respondent no.3 is directed to provide protection to the petitioners, if any application is filed before him and he would ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners. 6. The criminal writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. 7. However, it is made clear that this order will not affect the civil/ criminal proceedings, if any, in the present matter. (ANIL KUMAR UPMAN),J CHARU SONI /246