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Kamichha Prasad v. Ram Nayan Singh, Superintendent of Police Distt. Bahraich

Allahabad HC28 Apr 2026CAPL/1308/2026

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Keywords: contempt application (civil); contempt petition dismissed; compliance with writ court order; order dated 23.04.2026 deciding claim; Superintendent of Police Bahraich; merit of the case cannot be decided in contempt jurisdiction; liberty to approach appropriate forum; J.S. Parihar v. Ganpat Duggar AIR 1997 SC 113; Lalit Mathur (2000) 10 SCC 285; Ashok Kumar Pandey 2003 (5) AWC 4393; Brahma Deo Tiwari 2004 (1) AWC 543; Shail Raj Kishore 2004 (3) AWC 2444; Anil Kumar Shahi (2008) 14 SCC 115; Hari Raj Kishore 2007 (1) JCLR 639; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Saurabh Lavania, J.; Kamichha Prasad; Ram Nayan Singh.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the applicant/petitioner to approach the appropriate Forum/Court against the order dated 23.04.2026, if aggrieved by it. ¶5

Kamichha Prasad vs Ram Nayan Singh, Superintendent of Police Distt. Bahraich — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 1308 of 2026

Kamichha Prasad

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

Ram Nayan Singh, Superintendent Of Police Distt. Bahraich

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.....Opposite Party(s)

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Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajay Shukla
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :

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Court No. - 7

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HON'BLE SAURABH LAVANIA, J.

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1. Heard.

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Shri Nitin Mathur, learned State Counsel has placed before this Court the instructions received from the Superintendent of Police, Bahraich, which is taken on record.

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Based upon the instructions, it is stated that the order of the writ court has been complied by deciding the claim of the applicant/petitioner vide order dated 23.04.2026, which is annexed with the instructions.

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Taking note of the aforesaid as also the observations made in various pronouncements, including rendered in the case(s) of J.S. Parihar Vs. Ganpat Duggar and others, AIR 1997 Supreme Court 113; Lalit Mathur Vs. L. Maheswara Rao, (2000) 10 SCC 285; Ashok Kumar Pandey Vs. Ashok Kumar Singh, D.I.O.S., Ballia and others, 2003 (5) AWC 4393; Brahma Deo Tiwari Vs. Alok Tandon, District Magaistrate, Allahabad, 2004 (1) AWC 543; Shail Raj Kishore, Secretary, Education Basic, U.P. Lucknow and others, 2004 (3) AWC 2444; Anil Kumar Shahi (2) Vs. Prof. Ram Sevak Yadav, (2008) 14 Supreme Court Cases 115 and Hari Raj Kishore Vs. Shiv Prasad Dubey, 2007(1) JCLR 639 , according to which merit of the case cannot be decided in the contempt jurisdiction.

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Upon due consideration of the aforesaid, this Court is of the view that the instant contempt petition/application is liable to be dismissed. It is accordingly dismissed. It is however with liberty to the applicant/petitioner to approach appropriate Forum/Court against the order dated 23.04.2026, if so aggrieved by it.

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April 28, 2026

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ML/-

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(Saurabh Lavania,J.)

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Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Kamichha Prasad v. Ram Nayan Singh, Superintendent of Police Distt. Bahraich

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