Application for Police Protection

To, The Superintendent of Police / Commissioner of Police [authority_name] Date: [application_date] Subject: Application for police protection — threat to life and personal liberty Sir/Madam, 1. I, [applicant_name], residing at [applicant_address], apply for police protection in the circumstances set out below. 2. THE THREAT [threat_details] 3. PERSON(S) MAKING THE THREAT [persons_threatening] 4. COMPLAINTS ALREADY MADE [previous_complaints] 5. That the threat is real, present and continuing, and I apprehend danger to my life, to my personal liberty and to the safety of my family. 6. That the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution of India casts a corresponding obligation upon the State to protect a citizen who faces a credible threat. 7. PROTECTION SOUGHT [protection_sought] 8. I undertake to co-operate fully with the police, to furnish any further particulars required, and to inform the authorities of any change in circumstances. Yours faithfully, [applicant_name] [applicant_address] Contact: [contact_number] ENCLOSURES 1. Copies of complaints already lodged, with their receipt numbers 2. Recordings, messages or other material evidencing the threat 3. Identity proof ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── WHAT MAKES THIS APPLICATION WORK BE SPECIFIC. "I am being threatened" achieves nothing. Dates, times, the words used, who was present, and what was said or done are what turn an apprehension into something the police can act on. A diary of incidents kept as they happen is worth more than a recollection assembled afterwards. PRESERVE THE EVIDENCE. Screenshots with visible timestamps, call recordings, and messages — kept in their original form, not retyped. Note the numbers calls came from. COMPLAIN FIRST, AND KEEP THE RECEIPT. An application for protection is far stronger when it follows dated complaints that were not acted upon. Where a cognizable offence has been committed — criminal intimidation, assault, trespass — insist on an FIR rather than a diary entry. IF THE POLICE DO NOT ACT: 1. Escalate in writing to the Superintendent of Police, or the Commissioner in a commissionerate. 2. A WRIT PETITION to the High Court seeking protection is a recognised and frequently used remedy where a genuine threat is shown and the police have not responded. Courts have granted it in many circumstances, including to couples facing family opposition to their marriage. 3. The State Human Rights Commission is a further avenue where inaction is persistent. IF THE DANGER IS IMMEDIATE, call 112 first. This application is for sustained protection, not for an emergency in progress. DO NOT OVERSTATE. Protection is a finite public resource and an exaggerated account, once disbelieved, damages a genuine case. State what happened, plainly.