Naresh Dikshit v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20318 of 2018 ====================================================== Naresh Dikshit Son of Late P.P. Dikshit, R/o A-103, Hari Radha Apartment, Sardar Patel Path, North S.k. Puri P.S.-S.K.Puri Patna-800013 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar and Ors 2.

The Principal secretary, Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna.

4.

Special Security Committee through Inspector General Security, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

5.

District Magistrate, Patna.

6.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Brij Bihari Tiwary For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Raghwanand, GA 11 Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, AC to GA 11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-01-2024 Heard the parties.

2. This application has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to provide a Bodyguard to the petitioner who has been engaged and Working as a Special P.P., Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been appearing for the Mines Department, Government of Bihar and earlier he was provided one Personal Security Officer but now the security

Patna High Court CWJC No.20318 of 2018(3) dt.22-01-2024 2/2 given to him has been withdrawn.

4. Learned counsel for the State submits that the Security Committee on 06.11.2018 has considered the case of the petitioner and upon finding no threat against the petitioner it did not recommend for providing any personal security officer.

5. In view of the above, this application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh application before the Security Committee/concerned authority for providing a personal security officer and if such an application is filed by the petitioner, the same shall be considered by the Security Committee/concerned authority in accordance with law and also considering the threat perception to the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U