Vishnu Gupta v. Union Of Inida Through Home Secretary Ministry Of Home Affairs & ORS.
$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 532/2024 VISHNU GUPTA ..... Petitioner Through:
Mr. Harshit Pandey and Ms. Kritika, Advs.
versus UNION OF INIDA THROUGH HOME SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS & ORS.
..... Respondents Through:
Mr. Ripu Daman Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr. Kushagra Kumar and Mr.
Abhinav Bhardwaj, Advs.
Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for State with Ms. Anvita Bhandari, Mr. Kunal Mittal, Ms. Charu Sharma, Mr.Arjit Sharma and Mr. Vaibhav Vats, Advs.
with IO/ ASI Youdhvir Singh P.S.
Madhu Vihar
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN
O R D E R
% 20.05.2024 1.
The present petition has been filed seeking following relief: "(i) Allow the present Writ Petition in favour of the Petitioner (ii) To issue Writ of Mandamus commanding the Respondents to provide police protection to the Petitioner." 2.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, as well as, his family is under constant threat and he had received threat letter The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
with three bullets.
3.
Considering the allegations made in the writ petition, notice was issued on 15.02.2024 with a direction to the State to file status report. 4.
The status report has been filed, the same is on record. 5.
A perusal of the status report reveals that there is no threat to the life of the petitioner and the police during the preliminary inqury also found that the CCTV cameras installed in the building premises where the petitioner resides are not functional and the petitioner does not know since when these cameras are in non-working condition. The relevant paragraphs of the status report reads as under:
"1- FIR No- 36/2024 U/s - 506 IPC and 25 Arms Act Ps Madhu Vihar, Dated- 31/01/2024 The petitioner in present FIR alleged that an envelop in which a letter of threat with three cartridges were found tucked in his above said office door handle.
2- FIR No- 611/2023 U/s - 454/380 IPC Date - 04/12/2023 The petitioner in present FIR alleged that some unknown person had broke open his door of above address and stolen 22000/ Rs - 23000/- Rs cash from Almirah kept inside room. 3- FIR No- 37720/2023 U/s 379 IPC The petitioner in present FIR alleged that his car No- DL- 8 CV 1105 was stolen from the street where he resides but after 02 days he himself informed police that it is recovered.
4- It is worth mentioning here that all these incidents alleged to happened when he returned from Allahabad after attending court. The petitioners claim police protection on the basis of above said FIRs. He was provided the Mobile number of SHO Madhu Vihar and beat staff of concerned beat staff where he resides.
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5- Vishnu Gupta is not that much popular or a well known person in Madhu Vihar. There is no such threat to his life is found in police preliminary enquiry from anti Hindu elements. The CCTV camera installed in the building premises where he resides are not functional and petitioner does not even know since when and why these cameras are non working condition even he h ad been asked to get all CCTVs prepared in premises after first alleged incident date- 04/ 12/2023 when above said two FIRs were registered. On 01/02/2024 petitioner made PCR vide GD No- 66A call wherein he stated to stage protest at Delhi Police Headquarters regarding police protection." 6.
In view of the above status report there does not appear to be any substance in the present writ petition.
7.
The petition is dismissed.
8.
However, it is clarified that in case any complaint is made by the petitioner in future, the same shall be looked into by the concerned SHO and the police authorities on its own merits in accordance with law. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J MAY 20, 2024 N.S. ASWAL The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.