1. In the instant writ petition, the petitioner prays for a direction to the respondent authorities to provide security guards with carbine alongwith section of security guards to be deployed at his residence for protection of his life and property.

2. The petitioner seeks the aforesaid reliefs, as he apprehends imminent threat to his life and property at the hands of anti-social elements having connection with high ups and politicians, whose misdeeds were exposed in public by him. It would be necessary to notice the facts of the case in brief.

3. The petitioner prior to the year 2002, was a staff reporter of Delhi Newspaper Hindustan, Patna Edition, in course of his career as a journalist he made some sensational revelations regarding the misdeeds of some high ups and political bigwigs. The petitioner began to receive continuous threats from anti-social elements who was affected by such newspaper report.

4. The authorities on realizing that threat perception to petitioner is imminent and real, the Additional Secretary (Home) Police, Bihar and the D.G.P. recommended to provide adequate security arrangement for him. Similarly the D.I.G., Central Zone, Patna also accepted the