[2026:RJ-JP:6834] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 231/2026 1. Manya D/o Shri Dharmendra Singh, Aged About 20 Years, R/o Village Sapnawat, District Hapur (U.P.) At Present C- 953, Shahid Indra Jyoti, B-Bhatta Basti, Shastri Nagar, Jaipur. 2. Prashant Kumar Son Of Mukesh Kumar, Aged About 20 Years, R/o Banail, Pahasu (Dehat) Hapur (U.P.) At Present C-953, Shahid Indra Jyoti, B- Bhatta Basti, Shastri Nagar, Jaipur. ----Petitioners Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through P.P. 2. Dy. Commissioner Of Police, Jaipur City North. 3. The SHO, Police Station Muhana, Jaipur City South. 4. Dharmendra Singh Son Of Shri Harphool Singh, R/o Village Sapnawat, District Hapur (U.P.) (Father Of Petitioner No. 1) 5. Asha Wife Of Dharmendra Singh, R/o Village Sapnawat, District Hapur (U.P.) (Mother Of Petitioner No. 1) 6. Manoj Chouhan Son of Krishan Pal Chouhan, R/o Aligarh (U.P.) (Mamaji Of Petitioner No. 1) 7. Aniket Chouhan Son Of Manoj Chouhan, R/o Aligarh (U.P.) (Mamaji Of Petitioner No. 1) ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Happy Sharma, Advocate Mr. Prashant Pareek, Advocate Mr. Feroz Khan, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rhishi Raj Singh Rathore, PP with Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Asstt. GA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL Order 12/02/2026 1. Defects pointed out by the registry are waived. [2026:RJ-JP:6834] (2 of 3) [CRLW-231/2026] 2. This Criminal Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India readwith Rule 315 of the Rajasthan High Court Rules. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are major and both are living together since the last one year and they want to live together for whole life. They have executed an agreement to live in relationship, a copy of which has been annexed with the petition. He further submits that the petitioners have given a representation and informed the respondents no. 2 and 3 about their relationship, but the respondents no. 4 to 7 are not happy with their relationship and they are receiving continuous threat from the private respondents. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed reliance upon the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Lata Singh Versus State of UP & Anr. reported in AIR 2006 SC 2522; S. Khushboo Versus Kanniammal & Ors. reported in (2010) 5 SCC 600, Indra Sarma Versus V.K.V. Sarma reported in (2013) 15 SCC 755, Shafin Jahan Versus Ashokan KM & Ors. reported in (2018) 16 SCC 368, the order passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Suman Meena Versus State of Rajasthan (S.B. Criminal Writ Petition NO. 792/2024) decided on 3.3.2025 and the order dated 1.12.2025 passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1537/2025 (Priya Suman & Anr. Versus State of Rajasthan & Ors.) and submits that life and personal liberty of the petitioners has to be protected, except according to the procedure established by law, as mandated by Article 21 of the Constitution of India. [2026:RJ-JP:6834] (3 of 3) [CRLW-231/2026] 5. Learned Dy. GA has opposed the same. 6. Heard learned counsel for the parties and considered the material on record. 7. In view of the law propounded by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Lata Singh (supra) and looking to the fact that the petitioners have already approached the Nodal Officer, by way of filing a representation, it is expected from the Nodal Officer to decide the representation so submitted by them in accordance with law and ensure that after analyzing the threat perceptions, if necessitated, he may pass necessary orders to provide adequate security and protection to the petitioners. 8. 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. 9. However, it is made clear that whatever has been observed by this Court in the present order is only for the purpose of disposal of the instant criminal writ petition and the same shall not affect any criminal and civil proceedings initiated, if any, against the petitioners. (BHUWAN GOYAL),J DK/167