[2026:RJ-JP:22404] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 840/2026 1. Roshni Mali W/o Ramkesh Mali D/o Late Jaganlal Mali, Aged About 24 Years, Resident Of Bhim Nagar Colony Ke Piche Karauli Police Station Kotwali Karauli District Karauli Raj, Presently Residing At Keshabpura No. 7 School Ke Pass Purani Tonk Uniyan Karuali Raj. 2. Ramkesh Mali S/o Sorulal Mali, R/o Keshabpura No. 7 School Ke Pass Purani Tonk Uniyan Karuali Raj ----Petitioners Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary Department Of Home Affairs, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Superintendent Of Police, District Karauli Rajasthan. 3. S.H.O., Police Station Kotwali Karauli, District Karauli, Rajasthan. 4. Kamal S/o Ramcharan, R/o Varkhedaka Pool, Vikram Hotel Ke Pass Karauli , Police Station Kotwali Karauli District Karauli Raj. 5. Jalsingh S/o Ramcharan, R/o Varkhedaka Pool, Vikram Hotel Ke Pass Karauli, Police Station Kotwali Karauli District Karauli Raj. 6. Keshardevi W/o Chatre, R/o Varkhedaka Pool, Vikram Hotel Ke Pass Karauli, Police Station Kotwalikarauli District Karauli Raj. 7. Lakhmichand S/o Chotelal, R/o Varkhedaka Pool, Vikram Hotel Ke Pass Karauli, Police Station Kotwalikarauli District Karauli Raj. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sumit Kumar Jain For Respondent(s) : Mr. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL Order 26/05/2026 [2026:RJ-JP:22404] (2 of 3) [CRLW-840/2026] 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 7 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 16.05.2026 at Nagar Arya Samaj Sansthan, Bapu Nagar, Lal Kothi, Tonk Road, Jaipur and same has been registered before the Marriage Registration Officer, Nagar Nigam Jaipur, Jaipur. 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. 4 to 7 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 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 [2026:RJ-JP:22404] (3 of 3) [CRLW-840/2026] 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. 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 197/Ritu