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2019 Supreme(Raj) 436
IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN
ABHAY CHATURVEDI, J.
Suman and Another - Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan and Others - Respondent
Civil Writ Petition No. 7786 of 2019
Decided On : 12-06-2019
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Vinod Kumar Sihag, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr. Gaurav Singh, P.P.
The police have a duty to protect individuals facing threats to their life and liberty, and nobody can take the law into their own hands due to disapproval of a marriage.
Headnote:
Marriage - Threat to Life and Liberty - Court directs police to provide security to petitioners
Fact of the Case:
The petitioners sought security and protection due to threats to their life and liberty following their marriage.
Finding of the Court:
The Court directed the petitioners to appear before the police to address their grievances and ordered the police to ensure the petitioners' safety.
Issues: Threat to life and liberty of the petitioners due to their marriage, and the responsibility of the police to provide security.
Ratio Decidendi: Nobody can take the law into their own hands due to disapproval of a marriage, and the police have a duty to protect individuals facing threats to their life and liberty.
Final Decision: The Court directed the police to ensure necessary vigil to protect the petitioners from harm and disposed of the stay petition accordingly.
1. The petitioners have preferred this writ petition for issuance of necessary directions to the official respondents to provide adequate security and protection to the petitioners on the ground that they are facing grave threat of life and liberty at the hands of respondents, in view of solemnization of their marriage with each other on 03.06.2019.
2. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on an overall consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that nobody can be permitted to take law in his own hands merely because marriage is not acceptable. Thus, this Court deems it proper to direct the petitioners to appear before the Station House Officer, Police Station, Sidmukh, District Churu, who shall hear the grievance of the petitioners and after analysing the threat perceptions, if required so, may pass necessary orders.
3. Consequently, the present writ petition stands disposed of by issuing direction to The Station House Officer, Police Station, Sidmukh, District Churu to ensure necessary vigil that no harm is caused to the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of those, who are opposed to the marriage.
4. It is made clear that this order is not a proof of age and the marriage of the petitioners and any observations in this order shall not affect any criminal and civil proceedings initiated against the petitioners at the instances of their relatives.
5. Stay petition is also stands disposed of accordingly.
