Anoop Chitkara, J
1. Fearing for life and liberty at the hands of the private respondents, the petitioner, invoking the fundamental right of life guaranteed under Article 21
of the Constitution of India, has come up before this Court seeking protection through the State.
2. Notices served upon the official respondents through the State's counsel. Given the nature of the order that this Court proposes to pass, neither the
response of official respondents nor the issuance of notices to the private respondents is required
3. If the allegations of apprehension of threat to life turn out to be true, it might lead to an irreversible loss. Thus, in the facts and circumstances
peculiar to this case, it shall be appropriate that the concerned Superintendent of Police, SHO, or any officer to whom such powers have been
delegated or have been authorized in this regard, provide appropriate protection to the petitioner for one week from today. However, if the petitioner
no longer requires the protection, then at their request, it may be discontinued even before the expiry of one week. After that, the concerned officers
shall extend the protection on day-to-day analysis of the ground realities or upon the oral or written request of the petitioner.
4. This protection is subject to the stringent condition that from the time such protection is given, the petitioner shall not go outside the boundaries of
the place of residence, except for medical necessities, to buy household necessities, and forbereavements in the families of the close relatives or close
friends. This restriction saves the petitioner from apprehended risk and ensures that the protection is not flaunted.
5. It is clarified that there is no adjudication on merits and that this order is not a blanket bail in any FIR. It is further clarified that this order shall not
come in the way if the interrogation of the petitioner is required in any cognizable case. It shall also be open for the petitioner to approach this Court
again in case of any fresh threat perception.
6. This order shall eclipse after thirty days from today.
7. There would be no need for a certified copy of this order, and any Advocate for the Petitioner and State can download this order and other relevant
particulars from the official web page of this court and attest it to be a true copy. The concerned officer can also verify its authenticity and may
download and use the downloaded copy for immediate use.
Petition is allowed to the extent mentioned above. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed.
