1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1022 OF 2008 Dist.: MUMBAI Manohar Jaya Shetty ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. Prakash Naik i/by Mr. Suresh Dubey for the Petitioner Mrs. A.S. Pai, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the Respondents. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATE: MAY 6, 2008 P. C.:- Notice. Mrs. Pai, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. The petitioner seeks police protection, and he submits that he has made an application before the Commissioner of Police. 3. We are of the view that it is for the police authorities to decide such issues as to whether, in their perception, a particular person needs personal protection or not. We are also of the view that if such a 2 protection is provided because of the perception of the police on the basis of the reports it has, it is for the police to decide whether it should be given free of cost or costs should be charged. 4. In this view of the matter, we do not think that any further orders are necessary to be passed. Petition is accordingly disposed of. If any application is pending, the Commissioner of Police may decide it within four weeks. BILAL NAZKI, J. A.P. BHANGALE, J.