Laxmi Devi and Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(CRL) 1307/2026, High Court of Delhi, Justice Girish Kathpalia, decided 23.04.2026 - police protection writ by Laxmi Devi & Ors.; grave threat to lives and liberty; witness protection re FIR No. 0122/2026 PS Uttam Nagar; removal of threatening, inflammatory, communally provocative videos from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X; CCTV cameras and police pickets, Dwarka; SHO personal mobile number for distress contact; more than 250 inflammatory videos pulled down; complaint dated 13.04.2026 examined by ACP-rank officer; allied writ W.P.(Crl.) 896/2026 disposed by Division Bench appreciating Delhi Police; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of on the strength of measures and assurances on record: local police active to ensure best possible protection; CCTV cameras installed in the petitioners' lane and surrounding blocks; police pickets created for communal harmony, including one just in front of the petitioners' house; Additional DCP requested to have the concerned SHO share his personal mobile number with the petitioners for distress contact; more than 250 inflammatory videos and contents already pulled down from social media platforms, with petitioners to furnish specific particulars of any further content to the local SHO for forthwith action in accordance with law; material on the complaint dated 13.04.2026, including video footage, under examination with inquiry by an officer of ACP rank.