[2026:RJ-JP:22702] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 844/2026 1. Sonam Usmani Wife Of Shri Punit Soni D/o Shri Shakil Usmani, Aged About 21 Years, R/o Mohalla Kotla, Purana Shahar, Dholpur At Present R/o 265, Itaya Para, Purana Shahar, Dholpur 328001. 2. Punit Soni Son Of Shri Ashok Kumar Soni, Aged About 29 Years, R/o 265, Itaya Para, Purana Shahar, Dholpur 328001. ----Petitioners Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Secretary, Home Department, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Superintendent Of Police, Dholpur. 3. S.H.O., Police Station Kotwali Dholpur, District Dholpur. 4. Shri Shakil Usmani Son Of Late Genda Choudhary (Father Of Petitioner No.1), R/o Mohalla Kotla, Purana Shahar, Dholpur. 5. Smt. Parveen Wife Of Shakil Usmani (Mother Of Petitioner No.1), R/o Mohalla Kotla, Purana Shahar, Dholpur. 6. Imran Usmani Son Of Shakil Usmani, (Brother Of Petitioner No. 1), R/o Mohalla Kotla, Purana Shahar, Dholpur. 7. Shahid Usmani Son Of Genda Choudhary (Uncle Of Petitioner No. 1), R/o Mohalla Kotla, Purana Shahar, Dholpur. 8. Mukim Usmani Son Of Genda Choudhary (Uncle Of Petitioner No. 1), R/o Mohalla Kotla, Purana Shahar, Dholpur. 9. Haidar Usmani Son Of Shahid Usmani ( Cousin Brother Of Petitioner No. 1), R/o Mohalla Kotla, Purana Shahar, Dholpur. 10. Mehvij Usmani D/o Shri Shakil Usmani (Sister Of Petitioner No. 1), R/o Mohalla Kotla, Purana Shahar, Dholpur. 11. Vakil Usmani Son Of Genda Choudhary (Uncle Of Petitioner No. 1), R/o Kamtha Nagar, Dholpur [2026:RJ-JP:22702] (2 of 3) [CRLW-844/2026] 12. Amir Usmani Son Of Shri Vakil Usmani (Cousin Brother Of Petitioner No. 1), R/o Kamtha Nagar, Dholpur 13. Saif Ali Son Of Shri Vakil Usmani (Cousin Brother Of Petitioner No. 1), R/o Kamtha Nagar, Dholpur 14. Rashid Usmani Son Of Shri Vakil Usmani (Cousin Brother Of Petitioner No. 1), R/o Kamtha Nagar, Dholpur 15. Anjum Usmani Wife Of Fehjan Usmani (Sister Of Petitioner No. 1), R/o Kamtha Nagar, Dholpur ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Happy Sharma Mr. Prashant Pareek For Respondent(s) : Mr. Tapesh Agarwal, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL Order 27/05/2026 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. 4 to 15 as they are 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 20.05.2026 at Maha Shiv Kaali Mandir Haridwar Road, Dehradun, Uttrakhand and same has been registered before the Marriage Registration Officer, Dehradun (Uttrakhand). A copy of the petitioners’ marriage registration certificate has been filed today in the Court. Counsel further submits that petitioners are living peacefully as husband and wife but respondent Nos. 4 to 15 are not happy with their marriage [2026:RJ-JP:22702] (3 of 3) [CRLW-844/2026] 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 Public Prosecutor 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. A copy of the marriage registration certificate, submitted today in the Court, is taken on record. 9. The Criminal Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. 10. Stay application and pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. 11. 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 289/Ritu