Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:31846-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6426 of 2025 Petitioner :- Abhishek Agrawal Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashutosh Gupta,Mohd. Faizan Ali,Vandana Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has made the following prayers:- "a. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing and commanding the respondent No.2 and 3 to provide protection to the petitioners under Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 while their appearance in the Family Court, Mathura in the pleading of H.M.P. No.990 of 2023 (Abhishek Agrawal vs. Smt, Pragati Agrawal) so that the justice may be done. b. Issue any other writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case. c. Award the cost of writ petition to the petitioner throughout." 3. Upon hearing the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties, it is evident that proper application has not been filed by the petitioner. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction upon the petitioner to file a proper application in accordance with law under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 before the Standing Committee headed by the District and Sessions Judge, Mathura. If such an application is filed by the petitioner in proper format within a period of two weeks from date, then the Standing Committee headed by the District and Sessions Judge, Mathura is directed to look into the same and pass a reasoned order within a period of eight weeks from the date of filing of the said application, after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Order Date :- 5.3.2025 Dev (Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad