IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3088 of 2009 SHAMBHU PRASAD GUPTA, Son of Janak Prasad, resident of Mohalla – New Colony, P.S. – Bettiah Town, District – West Champaran, Bettiah. ……… Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Home Secretary, Department of Home Affairs, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, West Champaran, Bettiah. 4. The District Magistrate, West Champaran, Bettiah. 5. The Superintendent of Police, West Champaran at Bettiah. …….. Respondents. For the Petitioner : - Sri Ram Balak Mahto, Sr. Advocate. For the State : - Sri Sanat Kr. Mishra, A.C. to G.A. II. ----------- 2. 6.3.2009 Petitioner has serious apprehension to his life and property at the hands of certain anti social elements. Details of which have been furnished not only in the writ application but also in the various representations which has been filed before the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran at Bettiah, D.I.G. as well as District Magistrate, which are Annexure 1 to 3. Since a quick response has not been shown by these authorities the petitioner has filed the present writ application invoking Article 21 of the Constitution as the ground in the present writ application. The court need not get into the merit of the assertions made by the petitioner in the writ application, but the fact that the state has a responsibility to protect a citizen - 2 - cannot be ignored. The writ application is disposed of with a direction that the District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah as well as the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran at Bettiah shall take suitable steps after enquiring into the matter and extend due protection as required under law to the petitioner. DKS/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)