LAXMI DEVI AND ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23.04.2026 + W.P.(CRL) 1307/2026 & CRL.M.A. 12613/2026 LAXMI DEVI AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Pramod Kumar Dubey, Senior Advocate with Mr. Anirudh Gupta, Mr. Ashish Gupta, Mr. Satyam Sharma and Mr. Ram Chand, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC with Mr. Arjit Sharma and Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advocates for the State with Addl. DCP Ms. Niharika Bhatt, Dwarka District CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The petitioners have filed this petition seeking following reliefs: a) to ensure the safety and security to the family of petitioners by providing adequate police protection as there is grave threat to lives and liberty of the petitioners; b) Direct the Respondents to take all necessary steps to ensure that no W.P.(CRL) 1307/2026 Page 1 of 4 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec 45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15 570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801 e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.22 17:27:30 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:23.04.2026 17:31:23 threat, coercion, or harm of any nature is extended to the Petitioners and the witnesses connected with FIR No. 0122/2026, registered at Police Station Uttam Nagar; c) Direct the Respondents to take immediate and effective action for the identification, removal, and deletion of all threatening, inflammatory, and communally provocative videos pertaining to the incident from all social media platforms, including but not limited to YouTube, Fa