IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (DIRECTION - POLICE PROTECTION) NO. 2297 of 2026 ========================================================== PATEL HIRALBEN ASHOKBHAI & ANR. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR KAMLESH S KOTAI(6150) for the Applicant(s) No. 1,2 MS VRUNDA SHAH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. R. MENGDEY Date : 17/02/2026 ORAL ORDER Draft amendment granted. To be carried out forthwith. 1. Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners herein have performed marriage with each other against the will of their respective parents and therefore, the petitioners have the apprehension that they will be harmed by their respective family members. Therefore, the petitioners have submitted an application to the Police Inspector, Visnagar City Police Station seeking police protection. The said application has been submitted by the petitioners to the concerned police authorities on 31.01.2026. However, no decision whatsoever has been taken on the said application. 2. Having regard to the same, the Police Inspector, Visnagar City Police Station shall decide and dispose of the application submitted by the petitioners on 31.01.2026 as expeditiously as possible preferably within period of Four weeks from the date of receipt of the present order. p. 2 3. With these observations, the present petition stands disposed of. (M. R. MENGDEY,J) AHS