The court has the power to grant protection to individuals who face a genuine threat to their lives.

JUDGMENT

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying that respondents No. 1 to 3 be directed to protect life and liberty of the petitioners as they apprehend danger to their lives at the hands of respondents Nos. 4 to 11.

2. This court in earlier session had directed the Registrar (Judicial) of this court to record statement of petitioners upon their due identification. In pursuance of said order, Registrar (Judicial) has recorded statement of petitioners. The said statements are taken on record.

3. For ready reference, statement of petitioner No. 1 Soniya is reproduced below:-

^^jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; ihB] t;iqj

,lŒchŒ fØfeuy felŒ ihfV'ku uEcj 1272@2019

lksfu;k o vU; cuke jktLFkku ljdkj o vU;

fnukad 21-02-2019

eSa lksfu;k iRuh Jh foe flag iq=h LoΠJh ?klhVkjke] tkfr & xqtZj] vk;q 19 o"kZ] fuoklh & xksihukFk ekSgYyk] dkeka] ftyk&HkjriqjA gky fuoklh & xkao cqjkuk] rglhy igkMh] ih,l igkMh] ftyk & HkjriqjA

'kiFkiwoZd c;ku djrh gaw fd eSa foe flag dks fiNys rhu lky ls tkurh gawA gekjs ?kj ds lkeus gh foe flag dk IykWV Fkk ftlesa foe flag jgrk FkkA rHkh ls gekjh ckrphr gksrh Fkh vkSj ge ,d&nwljs dks ilan djrs FksA ge 'kknh djuk pkgrs FksA ;g ckr tc eSaus ,oa foe flag ds ?kjokys us esjs ?kjokyks dks crk;h rks esjs ?kjokys bl 'kknh ds fy;s jkth ugha gq;sA esjs ?kjokys esjh 'kknh dgha vkSj djuk pkgrs Fks blfy, eSa fnukad 18-12-2018 dks vius ?kj ij fcuk crk;s viuh ethZ ls ,oa fcuk fdlh ncko ds foe flag ds lkFk xqMxkao pyh x;h vkSj fnukad 23-01-2019 dks vk;Z lekt efUnj fnYyh esa tkdj 'kknh dj yhA ;g 'kknh geus viuh ethZ ls dh gSA esjs ?kjokyks us foe flag ds f[kykQ eq>s Hkxkdj ys tkus dh tks fjiksVZ ntZ djk;h gS oks >wBh ,oa xyr gSaA eSa viuh ethZ ls foe flag ds lkFk x;h Fkh vkSj 'kknh dh gSA 'kknh ds ckn ls gh esjs ?kjokys ,oa esjs ukuk cyjke ,oa jXxh vkSj esjs ekek fo'osUæ] fd'kuw ,oa fo".kq eq>s ,oa foe flag dks tku ls ekjus ds fy;s /kedh ns jgs gSA gesa mDr yksxks ls lqj{kk Ánku dh tk;sA ge nksuks Hkfo"; esa ifr&iRuh ds :i esa lkFk&lkFk jguk pkgrs gSA eq>s vkSj dqN ugha dguk gSA

uksV & xokg dk c;ku esjs funsZ'ku esa mlds dgs vuqlkj Vad.kdrkZ }kjk dEI;wVj ij Vafdr fd;k x;k] ftls xokg dks i<+dj lquk;k o le>k;k x;k rks mlus mDr dFkuksa dks lqu o le> dj lgh gksuk Lohdkj fd;kA

jftLVkj U;kf;dA**

4. It is also apposite here to reproduce statement of petitioner No. 2 Vikram Singh, as under:-

^^jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; ihB] t;iqj

,lŒchŒ fØfeuy felŒ ihfV'ku uEcj 1272@2019

lksfu;k o vU; cuke jktLFkku ljdkj o vU;

fnukad 21-02-2019

eSa foe flag iq= Jh gfjvkse] tkfr xqtZj] vk;q 21 o"kZ] fuoklh&xkao cqjkuk] rglhy igkMh] ih,l igkMh] ftyk & HkjriqjA

'kiFkiwoZd c;ku djrk gaw fd eSa lksfu;k dks fiNys nks&<kbZ lky ls tkurk gawA lksfu;k ds ?kj ds lkeus esjk IykWV Fkk eSa ogh IykWV ij jgrk FkkA rHkh ls ge ,d&nwljs dks tkurs gS vkSj ,d&nwljs dks ilan djrs gSA ge 'kknh djuk pkgrs FksA ysfdu lksfu;k ds ?kjokys gekjh 'kknh ds fy;s jkth ugha Fks blfy, lksfu;k fnukad 19-12-2018 dks ?kj ij fcuk crk;s viuh ethZ ls ,oa fcuk fdlh ncko ds esjs ikl vk x;h vkSj ge nksuks xqMxkao pys x;s vkSj fnukad 23-01-2019 dks vk;Z lekt efUnj fnYyh esa tkdj geus 'kknh dj yhA 'kknh ds ckn ls ge nksuksa lkFk&lkFk jg jgs gSA gekjh 'kknh ls lksfu;k ds ?kjokys [kq'k ugha gSA lksfu;k ds nksuksa HkkbZ ujsUæ vkSj vt; vkSj lksfu;k ds vU; fj'rsnkj eq>s vkSj lksfu;k dks tku ls ekjus dh /kedh ns jgs gSA gesa mDr yksxks ls lqj{kk Ánku dh tk;sA lksfu;k ds ?kjokyks us esjs f[kykQ lksfu;k dks Hkxkdj ys tkus dh tks fjiksVZ ntZ djk;h gS oks xyr ,oa >wBh gSA lksfu;k viuh ethZ ls esjs ikl vk;h vkSj geus viuh ethZ ls 'kknh dh gSA eSa vkSj lksfu;k Hkfo"; esa ifr&iRuh ds :i esa lkFk&lkFk jguk pkgrs gSA eq>s vkSj dqN ugha dguk gSA

uksV & xokg dk c;ku esjs funsZ'ku esa mlds dgs vuqlkj Vad.kdrkZ }kjk dEI;wVj ij Vafdr fd;k x;k] ftls xokg dks i<+dj lquk;k o le>k;k x;k rks mlus mDr dFkuksa dks lqu o le> dj lgh gksuk Lohdkj fd;kA

jftLVkj U;kf;dA**

5. After going through the contents of the statements made by the petitioners, a direction is issued to concerned SHO to ensure necessary