New Delhi, April 17 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday stepped in to protect a judicial officer and his family from continuing threats by convicts involved in his kidnapping as a minor in 2008, directing that they shall not be released on parole or remission without prior permission of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi further ordered Delhi Police and Haryana's Kurukshetra police to provide adequate security to the officer, Snehil Sharma, and his family, in view of perceived threats from the convicts, who are currently serving life sentences.

The court directed that the Haryana government cannot grant parole or remission to the convicts...