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Pinkee Meena D/O Gordhan Meena, v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC19 Mar 2026CRLW/412/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Keywords: criminal writ petition; police protection; adult/major couple; marriage of own choice; Hindu Rites and Customs; Arya Samaj Sansthan Jaipur marriage dated 23.02.2026; marriage registration certificate; continuous threats to life and liberty; private respondents Nos.7-11; direction to SHO P.S. Khthoomar Alwar; SP Alwar; SP Dausa; SHO Mahwa Dausa; Rajasthan High Court Jaipur; CRLW 412/2026; Justice Anil Kumar Upman; disposed on 19/03/2026.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of with directions: petitioners to lodge a protection application with the SHO, P.S. Khthoomar (Alwar), who shall provide protection upon such application and ensure no harm comes to them; stay and other pending applications stand disposed of. ¶32

Pinkee Meena D/O Gordhan Meena, Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, adult persons who married of their own choice and apprehend danger to their life and liberty at the hands of private respondent Nos.7 to 11, are entitled to police protection.

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Court's answer

On the factual averments, the court directed the petitioners to file an appropriate application seeking protection before respondent No.4, the Station House Officer, Police Station Khthoomar, Alwar.

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Ratio / Principle

Respondent No.4 (SHO, P.S. Khthoomar) is directed to provide protection to the petitioners if an application is filed before him, and he must ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners.

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Key takeaways

It is expressly made clear that the order granting the protection directions will not affect any civil or criminal proceedings, if any, arising out of the present matter.ratio¶37-38

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench), S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 412/2026, decided 19/03/2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Upman. An adult couple (aged about 22 and 21), who had married as per Hindu Rites and Customs at Arya Samaj Sansthan, Lal Kothi, Jaipur on 23.02.2026 and registered the marriage the same day (certificate annexed), sought protection alleging continuous threats to life and liberty from private respondent Nos.7-11 unhappy with the marriage. The Registry defects were overruled; the petitioners were noted to be major, present in person and identified by counsel. Disposing of the writ petition, the Court directed the couple to file an application for protection before respondent No.4, the Station House Officer, Police Station Khthoomar, Alwar, who was directed to provide protection on receipt of such application and to ensure no harm was caused to the petitioners. Stay and pending applications were disposed of, and it was expressly clarified that the order would not affect any civil/criminal proceedings in the matter.

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[2026:RJ-JP:11924]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 412/2026

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Pinkee Meena D/o Gordhan Meena, Aged About 22 Years, Resident Of, Salempur, Po- Noorpurganjpur, Dist Alwar, Rajasthan.

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Jeetendra Kumar Saini S/o Mukesh Chand Saini, Aged About 21 Years, Resident Of Ganjpur, Po- Noorpurganjpur, Dist. Alwar, Rajasthan.

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----Petitioners

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Department Of Home Affairs, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur.

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The Director General Of Police, Rajasthan.

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The Superintendent Of Police, Alwar.

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Station House Officer, Police Station Khthoomar, Alwar.

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Station House Officer, Police Station Mahwa, Dausa.

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The Superintendent Of Police, Dawsa.

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Goverdhan Meena S/o Ramdhan Meena, Resident Of, Salempur, Po- Noorpurganjpur, Dist Alwar, Rajasthan.

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Chetan S/o Goverdhan, Talai Samelpur, Kathumar Resident Of, Salempur, Po- Noorpurganjpur, Dist Alwar, Rajasthan.

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Mahendra Meena S/o Sharwan Meena Kesari, Mahuwas, Dousa, Rajasthan,

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Ashok Meena S/o Sharwan Meena Kesari, Mahuwa, Dousa, Rajasthan.

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Vijay S/o Ghisaram Meena, Talai Salempur, Kathumar, Alwar, Rajasthan.

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s)	: Mr.	Bhanu Pratap Saini
	Mr.	Rajveer Singh
For Respondent(s)	: Mr.	M.S. Shekhawat,PP

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPMAN Order

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19/03/2026

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Defects pointed out by the Registry are overruled.

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Petitioners are major and present in person. They have duly

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been identified by their counsel.

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[CRLW-412/2026]

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This criminal writ petition has been filed by petitioners seeking protection from the private respondent Nos.7 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 mature enough to take decision of their life. It is submitted that petitioners have entered into marriage as per Hindu Rites and Customs at Arya Samaj Sansthan, Apex Tower, Lal Kothi, Tonk Road, Jaipur, on 23.02.2026 and same has been registered on 23.02.2026. 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 respondent Nos.7 to 11 are not happy with their marriage and petitioners are receiving continuous threats from the private respondents, so they prayed for protection.

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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 Police Station Khthoomar, Alwar and respondent no.4 is directed to provide protection to the petitioners, if any application is filed before him and he would ensure that no harm is caused to the petitioners.

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