Vanshika Soni D/O Gopal Soni, W/O Ashish Rajora, v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench; CRLW 2250/2024; Vanshika Soni & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.; decided 16/01/2025 by Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand; petition for police protection against grave threat to life and liberty from private respondents; Article 21 Constitution of India; Section 29 Rajasthan Police Act, 2007; directions in terms of Suman Meena (S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No.792/2024); reliance on Lata Singh (AIR 2006 SC 2522), S. Khushboo ((2010) 5 SCC 600), Indra Sarma ((2013) 15 SCC 755), Shafin Jahan ((2018) 16 SCC 368); petition disposed of; no effect on criminal/civil proceedings against petitioners.
What did the court decide?
Criminal writ petition disposed of with the expectation that the officers concerned examine the petitioners' representations in terms of the directions in Suman Meena (supra) and, after analyzing threat perceptions, pass necessary orders to provide adequate security and protection if necessitated; stay application and all pending applications also disposed of.