IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 10356 of 2008(O&M) Date of Decision: May 18, 2010. Ram Pal ...... PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana ...... RESPONDENT CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr. K.D.S.Hooda, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.M.Anand, Addl.A.G., Haryana. ***** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) CRM No.26321 of 2010 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. CRM No.26322 of 2010 Learned counsel for the petitioner requests for placing on record Annexure P11, the reply of Pritam Singh, SI/SHO filed in Crl.Misc. No.9700- M of 2009; Annexure P12, application of petitioner seeking personal exemption before learned trial Court in this case; Annexure P13, copy of order passed by learned Sessions Judge on the said application. The same are taken on record subject to all just exceptions. CRM stands disposed of. Crl. Misc. No. M- 10356 of 2008(O&M) CRM No.M-10356 of 2008 The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking direction to State of Haryana to protect life and liberty of the petitioner and to provide adequate security. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record. In reply filed on behalf of State, it has been specifically mentioned that petitioner is facing trial in FIR No.198 registered at Police Station Sadar, Rohtak for offence punishable under Sections 148/149/323/307/302/120-B IPC and 25/27/30 of Arms Act alongwith his 38 disciples, which is pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Rohtak. It has also been mentioned that in another FIR bearing No. 446, registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Rohtak for offences punishable under sections 419/420/506/423/465/467/468/469/471/447/120-B IPC, which is pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtak. It has also been specifically mentioned that there is no life threat perception to the petitioner within the jurisdiction of Rohtak and that whenever he appear before the Court at Rohtak elaborate security arrangements are being made by the police. However, it has been stated by counsel for the petitioner that he is also facing trial at Jhajjar and Bahudurgarh i.e. within jurisdiction of District Jhajjar. Hence, in view of these facts, the respondent – State is directed to assess threat perception to the life and liberty of the petitioner, if any, and life and liberty of petitioner be protected as per law, a right which is available to every citizen of India under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Disposed of accordingly. 2 CRM No.M-10356 of 2008 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) May 18, 2010. JUDGE 'om' 3