HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN

BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 5075/2022

Smt. Poonam Kumawat Daughter Of Shri Goma Ram Kumawat,

Wife Of Shri Amit Kumar Dadhich, & Anr.

----Petitioners

Versus

State Of Rajasthan & Ors.

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s)

:

Ms. Sunita Sharma

For Respondent(s)

:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDESH BANSAL (V.J.)

Order

14/06/2022

Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners are

major and have entered into marriage. The registration certificate

of marriage has been enclosed as Annexure-4, apprehending

threat to their life and liberty, they seek protection.

It is well settled legal position as expounded by the Hon'ble

Supreme Court in the cases of Lata Singh Vs. State of UP,

reported in AIR 2006 SC 2522, S. Khushboo Vs.

Kanniammal, reported in (2010) 5 SCC 600, Indra Sarma

Vs. VKV Sarma reported in (2013) 15 SCC 755 and Shafin

Jahan Vs. Asokan KM reported in (2018) 16 SCC 368 that

the life and personal liberty of individuals has to be protected

except according to procedure established by law, as mandated by

Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Further, as per Section 29 of

the Rajasthan Police Act, 2007 every police officer is duty bound

to protect the life and liberty of the citizens.

(2 of 2)

[CRLMP-5075/2022]

After hearing learned counsel for parties as well as perusing

the record of the case, since petitioners apprehend threat to their

right of life and liberty, this Court disposed of the present petition

with direction to petitioners to appear before the Superintendent

of Police, Sikar along with appropriate representation regarding

their grievance. The concerned Superintendent of Police shall in

turn hear the grievance of petitioners, and after analyzing the

threat perceptions, if necessitated, may pass necessary orders to

provide adequate security and protection to petitioners.

The instant criminal misc. petition stands disposed of.

Stay application also stands disposed of.

(SUDESH BANSAL), (V.J.)

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