Sunita Bai D/O Hemraj Gurjar Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sunita Bai D/O Hemraj Gurjar Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Conditional protection directions: petitioners to file an appropriate protection application before respondent No. 4 (Station House Officer, Police Station Dei, District Bundi), who was directed to provide protection if any such application is filed and to ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners; stay and pending applications disposed of; order stated not to affect civil/criminal proceedings, if any.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, having married on 12.03.2026 and apprehending danger to their life and liberty at the hands of private respondents No. 5 to 17 who disapprove of the marriage, are entitled to protection.

Court's answer

Petitioners were directed to file an appropriate application seeking protection before respondent No. 4 - Station House Officer, Police Station Dei, District Bundi (Raj.).

Ratio / Principle

Respondent No. 4 (Station House Officer, Police Station Dei) was directed to provide protection to the petitioners if any application is filed before him.

Key takeaways

The Station House Officer was further directed to ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners.ratio¶37
It was made clear that the order will not affect civil/criminal proceedings, if any, in the present matter.ratio¶40

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 405/2026 - High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur, order dated 18.03.2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Upman. Petitioners Sunita Bai (D/o Hemraj Gurjar, aged about 19 years) and Dinesh Kumar Gurjar (S/o Rajaram Gurjar, aged about 22 years), represented by Ms. Shivani Sharma, submitted that they had married on 12.03.2026 as per Hindu rites and customs at Arya Samaj Sansthan, Lal Kothi, Jaipur and that the marriage stood registered in the Office of the Marriage Registration Officer, Nagar Nigam Jaipur, the registration certificate being annexed to the petition; they were living peacefully as husband and wife but were receiving continuous threats from private respondents No. 5 to 17 (residents of Village Fatehpur, Tehsil Nainwa, District Bundi), and sought protection of their life and liberty. Disposing of the petition, the Court directed the petitioners to file an appropriate application seeking protection before respondent No. 4 - Station House Officer, Police Station Dei, District Bundi (Raj.), and directed the SHO to provide protection to the petitioners if any application is filed before him and to ensure that no harm is caused to them. The stay application and pending applications, if any, stand disposed of, and the Court made clear that the order will not affect civil/criminal proceedings, if any, in the matter.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 405/2026

Sunita Bai D/o Hemraj Gurjar, Aged About 19 Years, Resident Of Fatehpura, Mara, Distrcit Bundi, Rajasthan.

Dinesh Kumar Gurjar Son Of Rajaram Gurjar, Aged About 22 Years, Resident Of Mara, District Bundi, Rajasthan.

----Petitioners

Versus

State Of Rajasthan, Through Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Jaipur.

Director General Of Police, Rajasthan, Jaipur.

Superintendent Of Police, District Bundi

Station House Officer, Police Station Dei, District Bundi Rajasthan.

Hemraj Son Of Shri Shravanji,

Kamla Bai Wife Of Hemraj,

Ramavtar Son Of Laluji,

Heera Lal Son Of Shravan,

Mahaveer Son Of Shravan,

Lalu Son Of Shravan,

Rambhajan Son Of Lalu,

Ramphool Son Of Lalu, 13. Devraj Son Of Heeralal, 14. Rajesh Son Of Heeralal, 15. Bablu Son Of Mahaveer Prasad, 16. Banti Son Of Mahaveer Prasad,

Ramlal Son Of Prabhulal, Respondents No. 517 are Resident Of Village Fatehpur, Tehsil Nainwa, District Bundi. ----Respondents

For Petitioner(s)	: Ms.	Shivani Sharma,Adv.
For Respondent(s)	: Ms.	Arti Sharma, PP with
	Mr.	M.S. Shekhawat,PP

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPMAN

Order

18/03/2026

Defects pointed out by the registry are overruled.

Petitioners are major and present in person. They have duly been identified by their counsel.

This criminal writ petition has been filed by petitioners seeking protection from the private respondents No.5 to 17 as they are apprehending danger to their life and liberty at the hands of private respondents.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both the petitioners are mature enough to take decision of their life. She submits that petitioners have entered into marriage as per Hindu Rites and Customs at Arya Samaj Sansthan, Lal Kothi, Jaipur on 12.03.2026 and same has been registered in the Office of Marriage Registration Officer, Nagar Nigam Jaipur. The certificate of registration of marriage of the petitioners is annexed with this petition. Counsel further submits that petitioners are living peacefully as husband and wife but respondents No.5 to 17 are not happy with their marriage and petitioners are receiving continuous threats from the private respondents, so they prayed for protection.

In view of the above factual averments, petitioners are directed to file appropriate application seeking protection before respondent No.4 - Station House Officer, Police Station Dei, District Bundi (Raj.) and respondent No.4 is directed to provide

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protection to the petitioners, if any application is filed before him

and he would ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners.

The criminal writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of.

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

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

(ANIL KUMAR UPMAN),J

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