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Smt. Babita Kumari Meena Daughter of Shri Suaa Lal Meena, Wife of Shri Girraj Prasad Sangadiya, v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC9 Feb 2026CRLW/200/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Police protection writ; life and liberty of married couple threatened by private respondents; marriage dated 17.01.2019 registered at Meerut; direction to petitioners to apply to SHO and SHO to provide adequate protection as per law; CRLW-200/2026; Rajasthan High Court Jaipur; Justice Bhuvan Goyal; order dated 09/02/2026; disposed of; Lata Singh Vs. State of U.P. AIR 2006 SC 2522 cited by counsel; State of Rajasthan, DGP, SP Alwar, DCP Jaipur East, SHO Bassi respondents; stay application disposed; no effect on other civil/criminal proceedings.

What did the court decide?

Petitioners to seek protection by applying before the concerned SHO; SHO directed to provide adequate protection as per law and ensure no harm to the petitioners. ¶34

Smt. Babita Kumari Meena Daughter of Shri Suaa Lal Meena, Wife of Shri Girraj Prasad Sangadiya, Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petitioners to seek protection by applying before the concerned SHO; SHO directed to provide adequate protection as per law and ensure no harm to the petitioners.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, a married couple apprehending danger to their life and liberty at the hands of private respondent Nos. 6 to 11, are entitled to police protection.

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Court's answer

The petitioners are directed to file an appropriate application seeking protection before the concerned SHO.

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Ratio / Principle

If such an application is filed, the SHO shall provide adequate protection to the petitioners as per law and ensure that no harm is caused to them.

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Key takeaways

The order will not affect other civil or criminal proceedings, if any, pending in the matter.obiter¶36

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench), S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 200/2026, decided by Bhuvan Goyal, J. on 09/02/2026. A married couple (wife aged about 31, husband aged about 38; married on 17.01.2019 at Meerut and marriage registered before the Marriage Registration Officer, IV Meerut) approached the Court seeking protection, alleging continuous threats from private respondent Nos. 6 to 11 who were unhappy with their marriage. Both petitioners appeared in person and were identified by counsel. Taking into account the facts and circumstances, the Court directed the petitioners to file an appropriate application seeking protection before the concerned SHO, and directed the SHO that if such an application is filed he will provide adequate protection to them as per law and ensure no harm is caused. The Criminal Writ Petition was disposed of; stay and pending applications were disposed of; and it was made clear that the order will not affect other civil/criminal proceedings, if any pending. Counsel for petitioners had placed reliance on Lata Singh Vs. State of U.P., AIR 2006 SC 2522; the Court did not itself record any adjudication on that precedent. Learned Dy. Government Advocate opposed the petition.

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[2026:RJ-JP:5979]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 200/2026

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Smt. Babita Kumari Meena Daughter Of Shri Suaa Lal Meena, Wife Of Shri Girraj Prasad Sangadiya, Aged About 31 Years, Resident Of Resident Of Naneta Khera, Po Meena Koleta, District Sawai Madhopur. At Present Resident Of 840, Bidaji Ke Mandir Ke Paas, Raigar Mohalla, Bassi, District Jaipur (Raj.)

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Girraj Prasad Sangadiya Son Of Shri Kanhaiya Lal Raigar, Aged About 38 Years, Resident Of 840, Bidaji Ke Mandir Ke Paas, Raigar Mohalla, Bassi, District Jaipur (Raj.)

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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, Police Head Quarter, Lal Kothi, Jaipur (Raj.)

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Superintendent Of Police, Alwar, District Alwar (Raj.)

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Dy. Commissioner Of Jaipur East, Police Commissionrate, Jaipur (Raj.)

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S.h.o. Police Station Bassi, District Jaipur East, Jaipur (Raj.)

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Rambhajan Son Of Shri Harjilal, Aged About 60 Years, Resident Of Laxmi Nagar, Gangapurcity, District Sawai Madhopur (Raj.)

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Ravi Meena Son Of Shri Rambhajan, Aged About 38 Years, Resident Of Laxmi Nagar, Gangapurcity, District Sawai Madhopur (Raj.)

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Kuldeep Son Of Shri Suaalal, Aged About 30 Years, Resident Of Laxmi Nagar, Gangapurcity, District Sawai Madhopur (Raj.)

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Pradeep Son Of Shri Laxmichand, Resident Of Laxmi Nagar, Gangapurcity, District Sawai Madhopur (Raj.)

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Radha Mohan Son Of Shri Sodan, Resident Of Jagatpura, Jaipur (Raj.)

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Shriman Son Of Unknown, Resident Of Jagatpura, Jaipur (Raj.)

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----Respondents

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[2026:RJ-JP:5979] (2 of 3) [CRLW-200/2026]

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For Petitioner(s)	: Ms.	Gulista Bano
For Respondent(s)	: Mr.	Vivek Choudhary, Dy.GA

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BHUWAN GOYAL

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Order

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09/02/2026

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Defects pointed out by the Registry are overruled.

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This criminal writ petition has been filed by petitioners seeking protection from the private respondent Nos. 6 to 11 as they are apprehending danger to their life and liberty at the hands of private respondents.

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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 17.01.2019 at Durga Mandir Dharamshala Govindpuri Kanker Khrea, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh and same has been registered before the Marriage Registration Officer, IV Meerut. 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. 6 to 11 are not happy with their marriage and petitioners are receiving continuous threats from the private respondents, so they have 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.

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Learned Dy. Government Advocate has opposed the same.

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[CRLW-200/2026]

Both the petitioners are present in person today in the court. Their signature have been obtained on the court’s order sheet and they have been duly identified by their counsel.

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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.

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The Criminal Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of.

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

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

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(BHUWAN GOYAL),J

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Smt. Babita Kumari Meena Daughter of Shri Suaa Lal Meena, Wife of Shri Girraj Prasad Sangadiya, v. State of Rajasthan

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