Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:68215 Court No. - 86 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL CANCELLATION APPLICATION No. - 324 of 2024 Applicant :- Vimlesh Rai Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Buddha Prakash Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Jitendra Kumar Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J. 1. Heard Sri Buddha Prakash learned counsel for the informant- applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State, Sri Jitendra Kumar, learned counsel for the accused-opposite party no.2. 2. The instant bail cancellation application has been moved on behalf of the informant for cancelling the bail granted to the accused-opposite party no.2 in Case Crime No.323 of 2022 under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali, District Ballia. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant-informant submits that the accused-opposite party no.2 was granted bail however, the accused-opposite party no.2 after released from jail had committed maarpeet with the applicant and in this regard, a first information report dated 04.02.2023 was also lodged by the applicant, copy of F.I.R. is annexed as Annexure-4 to the affidavit accompanying the bail cancellation application. 4. Learned A.G.A. as well as learned counsel for the informant submits that the informant has a remedy available under the Witness Protection Scheme Scheme, 2018 and thus the instant bail cancellation application may be disposed of in the light of protection granted to the witnesses under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018. 5. In view of the submissions made by learned A.G.A., this Court is of the opinion, that the applicant has remedy available to him under Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, which scheme has been approved by Hon’ble Apex Court in Mahender Chawla and others Vs. Union of India reported in (2019) 14 SCC 615. 6. Accordingly, present bail cancellation application is disposed of with a direction, in case, the informant-applicant moves 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 :- 30.4.2025 S.Ali Digitally signed by :- SHAUKAT ALI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad