[2026:RJ-JP:14519] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 837/2025 1. Anita D/o Shri Guman Singh, Wife of Shri Sugan Singh, Aged About 19 Years, Resident of Ward No. 9, Shivpura, Karnos, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). At Present R/o Shivpura, Karnos, District Ajmer (Raj). 2. Sugan Singh Son of Shri Champa Singh Rawat, Aged About 21 Years, Resident of Shivpura, Karnos, District Ajmer (Raj). ----Petitioners Versus 1. State of Rajasthan, Through P.P. 2. Superintendent of Police, Ajmer, District Ajmer (Raj). 3. Nodal Officer, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). 4. S.h.o. Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). 5. Guman Singh Son Of Shri Mewa Singh, Resident Of Bhudato Ka Badiya, Shivpura Karnos, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). 6. Prem Singh Son Of Shri Mewa Singh, Resident Of Bhudato Ka Badiya, Shivpura Karnos, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). 7. Prahlad Singh Son Of Shri Prem Singh, Resident Of Bhudato Ka Badiya, Shivpura Karnos, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). 8. Gyan Singh Son Of Shri Prem Singh, Resident Of Bhudato Ka Badiya, Shivpura Karnos, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). 9. Devi Singh Son Of Mewa Singh, Resident Of Bhudato Ka Badiya, Shivpura Karnos, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). 10. Shankar Singh Son Of Chhoga Singh, Resident Of Bhudato Ka Badiya, Shivpura Karnos, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). 11. Jaisingh Son Of Koop Singh, Resident Of Bhudato Ka Badiya, Shivpura Karnos, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). [2026:RJ-JP:14519] (2 of 3) [CRLW-837/2025] 12. Gordhan Son Of Nain Singh, Resident Of Bhudato Ka Badiya, Shivpura Karnos, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). 13. Sohan Singh (Neta) Son Of Not Known, Resident Of Bhudato Ka Badiya, Shivpura Karnos, Police Station Pisangan, District Ajmer (Raj). 14. Shyam Singh Son Of Dharma Singh, Resident Of Kundal, Ramawas, Post Giri, Police Station Sendra, District Beawar (Raj). ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashir Gauri, Adv., for Mr. Ripu Daman Singh Naruka, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, P.P. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment / Order 08/04/2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Public Prosecutor for the State. The present 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 [2026:RJ-JP:14519] (3 of 3) [CRLW-837/2025] 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.” Considering all the factual and legal position, this petition is liable to be dismissed. Hence, the criminal writ petition is dismissed. (UMA SHANKER VYAS),J YOGESH KUMAR /10