[2026:RJ-JP:7969] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 266/2026 1. Smt. Pooja Kumari Bairwa Daughter Of Shri Munim Bairwa, Wife Of Shri Rajesh Bairwa, Aged About 26 Years, Resident Of Village And Post Bapoti, Tehsil Sapotara, District Karauli, At Present Resident Of Nahar Ka Pura, Khawda, Post Bukla, District Karauli (Raj.) 2. Rajesh Bairwa Son Of Shri Ramlal Bairwa, Aged About 25 Years, Resident Of Nahar Ka Pura, Khawda, Post Bukla, District Karauli (Raj.) ----Petitioners Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor. 2. The Director General Of Police, Police Head Quarter, Lal Kothi, Jaipur (Raj.) 3. Superintendent Of Police, Karauli, District Karauli (Raj.) 4. S.h.o. Police Station Sapotara, District Karauli (Raj.) 5. Munim Bairwa Son Of Shri Nathya Bairwa, Resident Of Village And Post Bapoti, Tehsil Sapotara, District Karauli (Raj.) 6. Tara Devi Wife Of Shri Munim Bairwa, Resident Of Village And Post Bapoti, Tehsil Sapotara, District Karauli (Raj.) ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashish Bairwa For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Choudhary, Dy.G.A. with Mr. Anirudh Singh HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL Order 19/02/2026 1. Defects pointed out by the Registry are overruled. 2. This criminal writ petition has been filed by petitioners seeking protection from the private respondent Nos. 5 and 6 as they are [2026:RJ-JP:7969] (2 of 3) [CRLW-266/2026] apprehending danger to their life and liberty at the hands of private respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners are major to take decision of their life. He submits that petitioners solemnized their marriage on 23.12.2025 at Arya Samaj Mandir, Vivah Bandhan Trust, Delhi and same has been registered before the District Magistrate, Kotwali. A copy of the petitioners’ marriage registration certificate has been annexed with the petition. Counsel further submits that petitioners are living peacefully as husband and wife but respondent Nos. 5 and 6 are not happy with their marriage and petitioners are receiving continuous threats from the private respondents, so they prayed for protection. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed reliance upon the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Lata Singh Vs. State of U.P. reported in AIR 2006 SC 2522. 5. Learned Dy. Government Advocate has opposed the same. 6. Both the petitioners are present in person today in the court. Their signatures have been obtained on the court’s order sheet and they have been duly identified by their counsel. 7. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners are directed to file an appropriate application seeking protection before the concerned SHO, who in turn, is directed that if such an application is filed before him, he will provide adequate protection to the petitioners as per law and ensure that no harm is caused to them. 8. The Criminal Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. [2026:RJ-JP:7969] (3 of 3) [CRLW-266/2026] 9. Stay application and pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. 10. However, it is made clear that this order will not affect other civil/ criminal proceedings, if any pending in the present matter. (BHUWAN GOYAL),J Ritu/129