The court affirmed police protection for individuals against threats based on assessed risks in existing relationships.

JUDGMENT

The petitioners have approached this Court seeking the following reliefs:

“To issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding Respondent Nos.1 and 2 to give necessary and adequate police protection to the lives and properties of petitioners and their family members, who are residing at Edapally, from respondent No.3 and her henchmen as requested in Exhibits P5 and P6.”

2. While admitting the writ petition on 4.4.2023, the following order was passed by this Court:

“There will be an interim order directing the 1^st respondent to give adequate protection to the life of the petitioner and his family and to the residential house of the petitioner at Edapally for a period of two months.”

3. The learned Government Pleader, on the basis of the instructions received, submits that the petitioners and the 3^rd respondent are residing far apart and, therefore, there is no threat as alleged in the writ petition.

In any event, insofar as the petitioners only seek protection to the life of the petitioners and his family, I dispose of the writ petition by making the interim order dated 4.4.2023 absolute. Sd/-

sab HARISANKAR V. MENON JUDGE APPENDIX OF WP(C) NO. 11921 OF 2023 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT FILED BY THE CRIME BRANCH WITH RESPECT TO FIR NO. 1024/2018 OF KUNNAMKULAM POLICE STATION Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED