[2026:RJ-JP:12451] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 440/2026 1. Archana Bai Meena D/o Amarchand Meena, Aged About 19 Years, R/o Raghunath Pura, Mohammad Pura, Tonk, Rajasthan. 2. Khushiram Meena S/o Foru Lal Meena, Aged About 19 Years, R/o Baakar Ganj, Payga, Tonk, Rajasthan ----Petitioners Versus 1. State of Rajasthan, Through P.P. 2. Director General of Police, Rajasthan 3. Superintendent of Police/nodal Officer, District Tonk, Ra- jasthan. 4. S.H.O Police Station SOP, District Tonk. 5. Amarchand S/o Ramkaran, R/o Raghunath Pura, Moham- mad Pura, Tonk, Rajasthan. 6. Lokesh Meena S/o Ramotar, R/o Raghunath Pura, Moham- mad Pura, Tonk, Rajasthan. 7. Akash Meena S/o Ramotar, R/o Raghunath Pura, Moham- mad Pura, Tonk, Rajasthan. 8. Ramotar Meena S/o Ramkaran, R/o Raghunath Pura, Mo- hammad Pura, Tonk, Rajasthan. 9. Dhanraj Meena S/o Ramkaran, R/o Raghunath Pura, Mo- hammad Pura, Tonk, Rajasthan. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Hemant Kankoriya For Respondent(s) : Mr. M.S. Shekhawat, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPMAN Order 24/03/2026 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. [2026:RJ-JP:12451] (2 of 2) [CRLW-440/2026] 3. This criminal writ petition has been filed by petitioners seeking protection from the private respondent Nos.5 to 9 as they are apprehending danger to their life and liberty at the hands of private respondents. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are major and they are mature enough to take decision of their life. It is submitted that both the petitioners are unmarried. It is submitted that the petitioners are living in a live- in-relationship and in this regard, an agreement dated 12.03.2026 has also been executed between them, which has been annexed with this petition. Learned counsel further submits that petitioners are receiving continuous threats from the private respondents, so they prayed for protection. 5. In view of the above factual averments, petitioners are directed to file appropriate application seeking protection before respondent No.4- Station House Officer, Police Station SOP, District Tonk and respondent No.4 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. Stay application and pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 8. 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 LALIT MOHAN /356