Register on this portal and submit Form-1 online. The application lies before the Competent Authority of the district where the offence occurred, not the district of residence. An offline application may also be filed with the Member Secretary.
Proof of identity, papers relating to the FIR or case number, a self-attested affidavit, and any available evidence of the threat. Documents may also be uploaded after submission.
The threat analysis report is filed within five working days and the Competent Authority ordinarily passes its order within five working days of receiving it. Interim protection may be granted sooner where the risk is immediate.
Your name, address and contact details are stored encrypted. Investigating officers, prosecutors, court staff and advocates see only an alias code. The full identity is available to the Competent Authority, the threat analysis officer and the Witness Protection Cell alone, and every single viewing is written to an audit log.
No. The proceedings are held in camera and no copy of the application is given to the accused or their counsel. No record is shared without a written order of the court.
Any witness, victim-witness, their family member or legal representative who faces a threat to life, reputation or property on account of giving evidence. Proceedings may also begin on a written request from the court, the Government, the DGP or a prosecuting officer.
Offences punishable with death or life imprisonment, offences punishable with seven years or more, and offences under sections 74 to 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita irrespective of the term of punishment.
No. There is no fee for the application, the hearing or the measures granted. The cost is met from the Witness Protection Fund.
Call the police on 112 or reach the nearest police station first. File the application afterwards - this portal is not an emergency service.
For the period stated in the order, ordinarily three months to a year. A review is held before expiry and the period may be extended while the need continues, or the order revoked once the threat has passed.
Confidentiality of identity, escort and transport security, guarding of the residence, change of telephone number and address, evidence by in-camera hearing or video link, temporary or permanent relocation, and in the gravest cases a change of identity.
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