HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 23646/2025

1. Rajasthan High Court Advocates’ Association, Jodhpur through the Secretary.

2. Rajasthan High Court Lawyers’ Association, Jodhpur through the Secretary. ----Petitioners Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan through the Secretary, Department of Home, Secretariat Jaipur.

2. Commissioner of Police, Police Commissionarate, Jodhpur.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Dr. Sachin Acharya Sr. Adv. assisted by Mr. Sunil Purohit Mr. Anand Purohit, Sr Adv assisted by Mr. Digvijay Singh Jasol Mr. Sushil Bishnoi Mr. Ratna Ram Tholiya Mr. Shubham Modi Mr. Manish Tak Ms. Anita Gehlot Ms. Deepika Soni Mr. Rishi Soni Mr. Rajesh Parihar Mr. KL Bishnoi Ms. Deepika Purohit Mr. Deendayal Purohit Mr. Rakesh Kalla For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mahaveer Bishnoi, AAG with Mr. Gaurav Bishnoi Mr. Rajesh Panwar, Sr. Adv. & AAG with Mr. Ayush Gehlot and Mr. Monal Chug Mr. BL Bhati, AAG with Mr. Deepak Chandak Dr. Praveen Khandelwal, AAG with Mr. Arpit Samaria Mr. SS Rathore, AAG Mr. IR Choudhary, AAG Mr. Ravindra Jala, AAAG for Mr. SS Ladrecha, AAG Police Officers : Mr. Om Prakash, Commissioner of present in person Police Mr. Vinit Bansal, DCP(West)

Mr. Roshan Meena, ADCP HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BALJINDER SINGH SANDHU

Order

02/12/2025 (At 10:30AM)

1. Learned Senior Advocate Dr. Sachin Acharya, an elected Member of Bar Council of Rajasthan has made a mention of the news item which has been published today in the daily newspaper ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ relating to manhandling and misbehaviour by the SHO, Police Station, Kudi Bhagtasani, Jodhpur. It is stated that a lawyer namely Mr. Bharat Singh Rathore with his wife who is a lady lawyer of this Court had gone to the Police Station along with rape victim who was the prosecutrix. One person in civil clothes and not wearing the uniform was recording the statement of the prosecutrix without following the procedure. The concerned lawyer went to complain to the SHO who instead of redressing the complaint, misbehaved and manhandled the lawyer and shoved him in a room. The lawyer also demanded that the victim should not be called several times to the police station which angered the SHO and he restrained the concerned lawyer in his room. His wife, a lady lawyer insisted that they have a right to demand proper recording of statement and also requested not to manhandle her husband and if he was to be arrested, she demanded that she also should be arrested. The police officials were trying to tell her to go back which she refused. A lady constable also tried to remove her from the place. A video of the incident was shown to the Court.

2. Taking cognizance of the incident, we asked the Additional Advocate General Mr. Mahaveer Bishnoi, who is present in the Court to summon the Commissioner of Police, Jodhpur and the Deputy Commissioner of Police(West), Jodhpur to remain present at 11:30 AM. A copy of the news item is taken on record as Ex.A.

Registry is directed to register this case as D.B Civil Writ Petition(PIL) [Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association & Anr Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr.].

(At 11:30 AM)

3. Pursuant to the above direction, Mr. Om Prakash, Commissioner of Police, Jodhpur appears in the Court along with Mr. Vinit Bansal, DCP (West) and Mr. Roshan Meena, ADCP, who is an IPS officer.

4. The incident, which has been recorded in a video, has become viral, reflects that the concerned SHO has actually misbehaved and as suggested by the Commissioner, needs to be trained for soft skills. The Commissioner has also assured this Court of conducting an inquiry in the matter and if required departmental proceedings would be initiated against the concerned officials, who were responsible for misbehaving with the lawyers, who were representing a cause of victim. The incident is most unfortunate and the lawyer community has been agitated by such incident.

5. We feel that so far as the advocates and poli