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Divya Saini D/O Shankar Lal Saini, v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC1 Feb 2024CRLW/2748/2023

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What is this about?

A newly married couple sought police protection from threats by relatives. The court declined to examine their living arrangement and disposed of the petition with liberty to approach the Nodal Officer at their police station under the DGP circular for redressal of grievances and necessary action.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to approach the concerned Nodal Officer for grievance redressal; Nodal Officer expected to take action after verifying facts.

Divya Saini D/O Shankar Lal Saini, Vs State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Rajasthan HC (2024)

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[2024:RJ-JP:5422]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 2748/2023

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Divya Saini D/o Shankar Lal Saini, Aged About 18 Years, R/o Village Bassi, Tehsil Todaraisingh, District Tonk (Rajasthan)

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Satyanarayan Saini S/o Prabhu Lal Saini, Aged About 25 Years, R/o Ward No.2, Bassi, Tehsil Todaraisingh, District Tonk (Rajasthan)

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----Petitioners

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Public Prosecutor

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The Director General Of Police, Rajasthan, Jaipur

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The Superintendent Of Police, Tonk.

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The Station House Officer, Police Station Todaraisingh, District Tonk.

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Shankar Lal Saini S/o Nanda Ji, R/o Village Bassi, District Tonk (Rajasthan)

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Mahesh Saini S/o Laxminarayan Saini, R/o Todaraisingh, District Tonk

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Dhanraj Saini S/o Balkishan Saini, R/o Bassi, Todaraisingh, District Tonk (Rajasthan)

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Rajesh Saini S/o Sheojilal, R/o Village Bassi, Todaraisingh, District Tonk

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vikas Saini For Respondent(s) : Mr. Atul Sharma,PP

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDESH BANSAL

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Order

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01/02/2024

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Petitioners have preferred instant petition for issuance of necessary directions to official-respondents to provide adequate security and protection to them on the ground that they are facing

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grave threat of their life and liberty at the hands of private respondents.

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Counsel for petitioners submits that both petitioners are major and have entered into marriage. It is submitted that petitioners, being major, have a legal right to live together out of their free will, however, relative of petitioners i.e private respondents are giving threatening to petitioners for dire consequences.

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During course of arguments, learned Public Prosecutor has drawn attention of this Court to the order dated 04.01.2019 passed by a Coordinate Bench in SB Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No.02/2019; Bajrang Lal Sharma Vs. State of Rajasthan , in pursuance of which, a Circular dated 18.01.2019 came to be issued from the Office of Director General of Police, Rajasthan, providing for appointment of Nodal Officer at every Police Station in the State of Rajasthan, for ventilation of grievances of newly married couple, including for adequate protection to them. However, petitioners have not approached before the concerned Nodal Officer for redressal of their grievance and have directly approached this Court by way of present criminal writ petition.

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Learned counsel for petitioners does not dispute the aforesaid contentions made by learned Public Prosecutor. 5. This Court in the present writ petition is not inclined to examine legality and validity of the status of parties under which they are living together, however, in view of legal proposition that every citizen has a fundamental right of his/ her life and liberty,

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this petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioners to approach before the concerned Nodal Officer for ventilation of their grievances. In case, petitioners move any application, it is expected from the concerned Nodal Officer to take necessary action, after verifying the facts, if required.

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However, it is made clear that this order will not affect the civil/ criminal proceedings, if any, in the present matter.

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Stay application and other pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.

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(SUDESH BANSAL),J

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Divya Saini D/O Shankar Lal Saini, v. State of Rajasthan

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