Lokesh Bhardwaj v. State Of NCT Of Delhi And ORS

$~74 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1393/2025 LOKESH BHARDWAJ .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Sr. Advocate with Mr. B.L. Wali, Advocate versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for the State with SI Brij Prakash, PS Malviya Nagar

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA

O R D E R

% 29.04.2025 CRL.M.A. 12969/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

CRL.M.A. 12968/2025 (seeking ad-interim ex parte police protection) 2.

The petitioner seeks mandamus directing the respondents no. 1 and 2 (police authorities) to provide police protection and two more reliefs. 3.

Learned Senior Counsel for petitioner on instructions submits that the present petition may be confined only to grant of police protection to the petitioner.

4.

Learned ASC accepts notice and assures full police protection to the petitioner, but also clarifies that under the garb of police protection order, the petitioner be not allowed to carry out execution of civil decree. On this, learned Senior Counsel submits that petitioner is fully conscious that for The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/04/2025 at 16:07:43

execution of civil decree, he has to follow appropriate procedure established by law and shall not use this order for that purpose. 5.

Learned ASC on instructions of SI Brij Prakash from Police Station Malviya Nagar has provided telephone numbers of the SHO and concerned Beat Officer as follows:

i) SHO/Inspr. Mukesh Kumar, Police Station Malviya Nagar (Mobile No. 8750870822) ii) Beat Officers - Ct. Deepak (Mobile No. 8750871599) and SI Lokender (Mobile No. 9540008781 ) 6.

Accordingly, the petition is disposed of directing respondents no. 1 and 2 to provide protection to the petitioner as and when petitioner calls them up. Further, respondents no. 1 and 2 are directed to ensure increased vigil around the residence of the petitioner to ensure full protection to him. GIRISH KATHPALIA, J APRIL 29, 2025 'rs'

Click here to check corrigendum, if any The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/04/2025 at 16:07:43