In a bail cancellation application challenging threats by an accused, the court held the applicant should approach the competent authority under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, rather than having bail cancelled.
Application disposed of; direction to applicant to move an application under Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 within a week.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:203394
Court No. - 68
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL CANCELLATION APPLICATION No. - 680 of 2023
Applicant :- Rajesh Kushwaha Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Richa Srivastav,Satyendra Narayan Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.
appropriate application on the proforma prescribed in the Witness Protection Scheme 2018 alongwith a certified copy of this order for redressal of his grievances, as raised in the instant bail cancellation application, before the competent authority as has been defined under Section 2(c) of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 within a week from today, same shall be considered and decided as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one month from date of filing such application, strictly in accordance with the Witness Protection Scheme 2018.
Order Date :- 19.10.2023
Mustaqeem.
Digitally signed by :- MOHD MUSTAQEEM KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the applicant has a remedy available under the Witness Protection Scheme for threats made by an accused in a related case.
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