Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:6510-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 30660 of 2024 Petitioner :- Arun Kumar Yadav Respondent :- State Of Up And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Romeshwari Prasad,Sandeep Kumar Shrivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed whereby petitioner is seeking protection under the Witness Protection Scheme. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the District Level Committee has recommended that the petitioner be provided protection when he travels to go for evidence in the Court. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that since the petitioner is witness in a case wherein hardened criminals are involved, as such, he may be provided whole time security. 4. Accordingly, we direct the petitioner to move an application before the State Level Committee for the selfsame cause of action within two weeks from date. In the event, such an application is filed within two weeks from date, the State Level Committee is directed to grant opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and thereafter pass a reasoned order in accordance with law within two weeks from the date of filing the application. 5. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 15.1.2025 sailesh (Vipin Chandra Dixit, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- SAILESH PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad