Harendar Singh v. State of U.P. and Nother

Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL CANCELLATION APPLICATION No. - 188 of 2023 Applicant :- Harendar Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Nother Counsel for Applicant :- Babloo Pant Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Devesh Kumar Shukla,Dharmesh Kumar Shukla Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

¶1Heard Sri Babloo Pant, learned counsel for the informant-applicant, Sri Devesh Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for O.P. No. 2 an learned A.G.A. for the State,

¶2The instant bail cancellation application has been moved on behalf of the applicant for cancelling the bail granted to the accused-opposite party no.2 in Case Crime No.207 of 2019 under Sections 302, 201 I.P.C., Police Station Iglas, District Aligarh.

¶3Learned counsel for the applicant-informant submits that the accused-opposite party no.2 was granted bail subject to the conditions contained in the bail order, however, the accused-opposite party no.2 after released from jail started making pressure and giving threatening to the applicant. It is a case of honour killing, therefore, O.P. No. 2 continuously threatening the applicant.

¶4Learned A.G.A. submits that the informant has a remedy available under the Witness Protection Scheme Scheme, 2018 and thus the instant bail cancellation application may be disposed of in the light of protection granted to the witnesses under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018.

¶5In view of the submissions made by learned A.G.A., this Court is of the opinion, that the applicant has remedy available to him under Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, which scheme has been approved by Hon?ble Apex Court in Mahender Chawla and others Vs. Union of India reported in (2019) 14 SCC 615. Order Date :- 17.10.2023/RPD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad