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

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 pages 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec 45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, 2. Learned ASC for the State appearing on advance intimation accepts notice. Learned ASC is accompanied with Ms. Niharika Bhatt, the Additional DCP, Dwarka, Delhi. Learned ASC points out that earlier, an is