Rahul & ORS v. Commissioner Of Police & ORS

$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 527/2019, CRL.M.A. 3661/2019 RAHUL & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Nishant Sharma, Advocate.

versus COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Ms. Nandita Rao, ASC for State.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAJMI WAZIRI

O R D E R

% 18.02.2019 The petitioners apprehend a threat to the life, limb and liberty from respondent nos. 3 to 13 and accordingly they seek protection of this Court from any untoward harm to them.

Ms. Nandita Rao, the learned counsel for the State submits that the matter has been looked into by the SHO of the area concerned by this evening and the petitioners shall meet the SHO concerned. The Investigating Officer would meet the petitioners in the course of the day in the Court premises. Additionally, the petitioners shall be provided with telephone numbers of three police officers from the jurisdiction of the concerned Police Station, of which one shall be of a lady police officer. These numbers shall be kept operational at all times so that any exigency can be intimated on either of the numbers by the petitioners. Ms. Rao further states that any message received on the said numbers or on any other telephone number of the police either by way of a telephone call or SMS shall be immediately

responded to. Additionally, the Beat Constable/Division Staff of the area shall regularly visit the residence of the petitioners on a daily basis and report the same in the Roznamcha. The safety and security of the petitioners shall be assessed by the SHO on a weekly basis with due endorsement of the same in the Roznamcha. The Beat Constable shall record entries in his Beat Book.

No further orders are required at this stage. The petition stands disposed-off in terms of the above. NAJMI WAZIRI, J FEBRUARY 18, 2019 RW