Devender Pal Khokhar v. The State & ORS

$~31 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 550/2018 DEVENDER PAL KHOKHAR ..... Petitioner Through:

Ms. Alka Singh and Mr. Vaibhav Tomar, Advocates.

versus THE STATE & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Ashish Negi, Advocate for Ms.

Richa Kapoor, ASC for State with SI Ashwani, PS-Jyoti Nagar.

Mr. Siddharth Chaturvedi and Mr.

Omprakash Singh, Advocates for R-4 to R-11.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAJMI WAZIRI

O R D E R

% 24.07.2018 The petitioner apprehends threat to his life and limb from respondent nos. 4 to 11. The learned counsel for the State submits that protection has been provided to him in terms of this Court's order dated 26.04.2018. It is stated that an FIR was registered against the respondents in terms of the complaint filed by the petitioner. Simultaneously, an FIR against the petitioner on a complaint made by the aforesaid respondents was also registered; the respondents have been sensitized to the security of the petitioner and have been told to maintain peace. Additionally, the petitioner has been provided telephone numbers of two police officers including of the SHO concerned. These numbers shall be kept operational at all

times so as to facilitate the petitioner to intimate the police in case of any exigency. Any such information sent to the police either through telephone or text message shall be promptly responded to. Additionally, the Beat Constable/Division Staff of the area shall regularly visit the residence of the petitioner on a daily basis. The safety and security of the petitioner shall be assessed by the SHO on a weekly basis for the next one month with due endorsement of the same in the Roznamcha. The Beat Constable shall record entries in his Beat Book. In view of the above, no further orders are required. The petition is disposed off in the above terms.

NAJMI WAZIRI, J JULY 24, 2018 RW