High Court of Gujarat

BARIA BHARGAVIBEN NILESHKUMARversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 35-ANY OTHER MODE @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: M R MENGDEY

Holding

The court held that the police must be directed to decide and dispose of the protection application within four weeks, and the application is disposed.

Summary

The petitioners, who married on 1 May 2025, faced threats from the family of petitioner No.1 and applied to the Sehara Taluka Police Station on 4 December 2025 for police protection. The police failed to take any action on the application. The petitioners sought judicial intervention through a Special Criminal Application for direction. The High Court observed the police inaction and directed the concerned police station to decide and dispose of the protection application as expeditiously as possible, preferably within four weeks of the order. The Court further ordered that the application stands disposed, thereby concluding the proceedings.

Issues considered

Whether the police are obligated to act on a petitioner's application for protection under a Special Criminal Application
Whether the court can direct the police to dispose of such an application within a specified time frame

Subjects

police protectionspecial criminal applicationfamily threatdirection to policeHigh Court of Gujarat

Judgment

     R/SCR.A/17149/2025                                       ORDER DATED: 25/02/2026




             IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

        R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (DIRECTION - POLICE
                   PROTECTION) NO. 17149 of 2025

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                  BARIA BHARGAVIBEN NILESHKUMAR & ANR.
                                  Versus
                         STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR VIJAY H NANGESH(3981) for the Applicant(s) No. 1,2
MS VRUNDA SHAH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. R. MENGDEY

                                    Date : 25/02/2026

                                     ORAL ORDER


1.      Learned advocate for the petitioners submits that the
petitioners herein have married each other on 01.05.2025, the
marriage between the two is not acceptable to the family
members of the petitioner No. 1 and therefore they have been
constantly threatening the petitioners herein.

2.      The petitioners have submitted an application to the
Police Sub-Inspector Taluka Police Station, Sehara District
Panchmahal,               seeking    police      protection      on      04.12.2025.
However, no action whatsoever has been taken on the said
application by the concerned Police Station.



3.      Having regard to the same, the Police Sub-Inspector
Taluka Police Station, Sehara District Panchmahal, shall decide
and dispose of the application submitted by the petitioners for
police protection on 04.12.2025, as expeditiously as possible



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       R/SCR.A/17149/2025                                                    ORDER DATED: 25/02/2026




 preferably within a period of 4 weeks from the date of receipt
 of the present order.


 4.       With these observations the application stands disposed
 of.


 5.       Direct service is permitted.




                                                                                 (M. R. MENGDEY,J)
 SAKSHI MAURYA

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SAKSHI MAURYA(HC02367), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 26/02/2026 12:27:28




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