RAJ BAHADUR TIWARI Vs. PRADEEP KUMAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Counsel for parties.

(2.) THIS contempt petition has been filed against the respondents for non-compliance of the order of this Court dated 18-8-1994 passed in Criminal Misc. Application No. 3789 of 1994 Sant Ram Tiwari v. State of U. P. and others and order dated 18-12-1997 passed in Criminal Misc. Application No. 8451 of 1997 and order dated 13-12-2002 passed in Civil Misc. Modification/clarification Application No. 191298 of 2002 in Criminal Misc. Application No. 8451 of 1997 Raj Bahadur Tiwari v. State of U. P. and others.

(3.) THE petitioner, thereafter again moved a Modification/clarification Application No. 191298 of 2002 (Annexure No. 6), which was disposed of in following terms. "this is an application for modification of the order dated 18-12-1997. It is alleged that two of the Principal accused have absconded and thus session trial was made a separate being session Trial No. 82 of 1994. Which is still pending. Hence the order-dated 18-12-1997 is modified and it is directed that police protection shall be given to the applicant and family member of the applicant during the pendency of that trial also. Application is accordingly disposed off. Sd/. M. Katju, J. 13-12-2002. " In compliance of the Court's order, the petitioner and his family was given police protection. Now the police protection at the cost of State has been withdrawn. The order of withdrawal of police protection is as under : ...[VERNACULAR TEXT OMITTED]...