Deepa Ram Meghwal S/o Kesaram Ji Meghwal vs State of Rajasthan

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2026 Supreme(Raj) 345

HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JODHPUR BENCH)
FARJAND ALI
Deepa Ram Meghwal S/o Kesaram Ji Meghwal – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Anand Purohit, Natwar Lal Meghwal, D.S. Udawat, Mahipal Singh, S.P. Sharma, Deepak Bishnoi, Arjun Singh, Divik Mathur, Himanshu Kaushik, Neeraj, Arun, Shobha Prabhakar, Devkinandan Vyas, Prakash, Manohar Singh, Praveen Choudhary
For the Respondents: Deepak Choudhary, N.S. Chandawat, Surendra Bishnoi, S.R. Choudhary, Sunil Panwar, Om Prakash, Dharmendra Singh Yadav, Muniram, Suresh Choudhary, Kamlesh, Narayan Tongas, Daulatram

Table of Content
1. introduction to systemic abuse of human rights by extra-constitutional bodies. (Para 1 , 2)
2. state arguments regarding investigation status and current administrative compliance. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
3. societal analysis of khap panchayats and the impact of informal governance on fundamental rights. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11)
4. application of supreme court precedents regarding honour-based crimes and state affirmative duties. (Para 12 , 13 , 14)
5. the imperative to fill the legislative vacuum regarding social boycott through judicial and legislative action. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
6. mandatory establishment of institutional mechanisms and sops for prevention and redressal. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27)

JUDGMENT :

FARJAND ALI, J.

INTRODUCTION

1. The instant petitions have been preferred on behalf of the petitioners raising grave and multifaceted concerns which strike at the very root of individual liberty, dignity and constitutional protections. The issues brought to the fore pertain to the imposition of social boycott, coercive monetary exactions, and the infliction of trauma and mental harassment at the hands of self-styled Panchs. It has further