Sneha Raghav and Anr. Vs the State(Nct of Delhi) and… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

Sneha Raghav and Anr. Vs the State(Nct of Delhi) and… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with directions for police protection arrangements (mobile numbers of the concerned SHO and beat constable to be provided to the petitioners), reserving the rights and remedies of the petitioners.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, who have attained majority and solemnised their marriage, are entitled to a direction to the State to provide police protection and security against apprehended threats from the family of respondent Nos. 3 to 6.

Court's answer

Both petitioners having attained majority, they are entitled to protection from any apprehended threats from their families.

Ratio / Principle

Learned counsel for the petitioners is to convey their present place of residence to the Additional Standing Counsel, who will direct the concerned Station House Officer to provide the mobile numbers of the concerned SHO and the beat constable to the petitioners so that they may contact them in any exigency; if the petitioners shift to another location, they are to coordinate with the concerned SHO so that a similar arrangement can be made by the concerned police station.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution filed by Sneha Raghav and another, who stated they had solemnised their marriage at the Arya Samaj Vivah Sthal Trust on 20.03.2026 (Aadhar records showing petitioner No. 1 aged 22 and petitioner No. 2 aged 28), seeking a direction to the State to provide police protection against apprehended threats from the family of respondent Nos. 3 to 6. Held: both petitioners having attained majority, they are entitled to protection from any apprehended threats from their families. Learned counsel for the petitioners was directed to convey their present place of residence to the Additional Standing Counsel, who would direct the concerned Station House Officer to provide the mobile numbers of the concerned SHO and the beat constable to the petitioners for use in any exigency, with a similar arrangement to be made by the concerned police station if the petitioners relocated. As no further orders were sought, the writ petition was disposed of, reserving the rights and remedies of the petitioners.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(CRL) 1105/2026 SNEHA RAGHAV AND ANR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M.K. Kaushik, Mr. Avdhesh Saraswat, Advocates alongwith Petitioners in Person.

versus THE STATE(NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC (Criminal) with Mr. Alok Sharma, Advocate. SI Deepak & HC Rajesh Meena, PS Budh Vihar.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 06.04.2026 CRL.M.A. 10395/2026 ( exemption )

Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

The application stands disposed of.

W.P.(CRL) 1105/2026

The petitioners have filed this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking a direction upon the State to provide police protection and security in view of apprehension of threats from the family of respondent Nos. 3 to 6.

Issue notice. Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, learned Additional Standing Counsel, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

The petitioners state that they have solemnised their marriage at the Arya Samaj Vivah Sthal Trust on 20.03.2026. To this effect, a marriage certificate has also been placed on record. The Aadhar cards of the petitioners have also been placed on record, which reveal the date of birth

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of petitioner No. 1 as 21.02.2004 and of petitioner No. 2 as 20.04.1997. They are, thus, 22 and 28 years of age, respectively.

Having regard to the fact that the petitioners have both attained majority, they are entitled to protection from any apprehended threats from their families. Mr. M.K. Kaushik, learned counsel for the petitioners, is directed to convey the present place of residence of the petitioners to Mr. Ansari, who states that he will direct the concerned Station House Officer [“SHO”] to provide the mobile numbers of the concerned SHO and the beat constable to the petitioners, so that they may contact them in the event of any exigency. Additionally, if the petitioners are required to shift to any other location, they will coordinate with the concerned SHO so that a similar arrangement can be made by the concerned police station.

As no further orders are sought in this petition, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving the rights and remedies of the petitioners.

PRATEEK JALAN, J

APRIL 6, 2026 ‘pv/JM’/

W.P.(CRL) 1105/2026

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