Dismissed¶¶18

Ramswaroop v. Pramod Kumar Tripathi, Superintendent District Jail and Another

Allahabad HC15 Feb 2026CAPL/4501/2025

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Allahabad High Court (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J.) in Contempt Application (Civil) No. 4501 of 2025, Ramswaroop v. Pramod Kumar Tripathi, Superintendent, District Jail, Fatehpur: contempt application concerning consideration of the applicant's premature release/mercy petition dismissed as infructuous upon the applicant's death on 25.01.2026 at SGPGI, Lucknow; the Court found the Jail Superintendent had processed the file and forwarded it to the State Government, and the competent authority (not the opposite party) failed to decide within the writ Court's timeline, so no contempt was made out; contempt notice discharged; decided February 16, 2026.

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Contempt notice stands discharged; no contempt found against opposite party no.1. ¶¶18

Ramswaroop Vs Pramod Kumar Tripathi, Superintendent District Jail and Another — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 4501 of 2025

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Ramswaroop

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.....Applicant(s) Versus Pramod Kumar Tripathi, Superintendent District Jail And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anjeet Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :

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Court No. - 9

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HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.

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Sri Pramod Kumar Tripathi, Superintendent, District Jail, Fatehpur is present today in the Court, who is identified by Sri Pawan Kumar, learned Standing Counsel.

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An affidavit along with exemption application has been filed today, which is taken on record.

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According to learned Standing Counsel, in para 9, it has been mentioned that the mercy petition of the applicant was heard by the Committee on 11.11.2025 regarding premature release. The name of the applicant was in the list of 46 convicted prisoners and the applicant was placed at serial number 23. The records and checklist was forwarded to the State Government for consideration at the competent level.

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According to learned Standing Counsel, the matter relating to applicant was processed at Government level and Special Secretary, Government of U.P. vide letter dated 28.11.2025 addressed to the Director General/ Inspector General, Prison Administration & Reforms Service, U.P., Lucknow communicated the factual position as referred in the orders of this Court.

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As the matter was pending before the competent authority to take a decision and the opposite party had complied the order of the writ Court, the decision could not be taken by the competent authority and during

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CAPL No. 4501 of 2025

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pendency of the matter, the applicant unfortunately passed away on 25.01.2026 while undergoing treatment at SGPGI, Lucknow.

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In view of the said fact as the applicant is no more, the contempt application has become infructuous and the same stands dismissed.

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This Court finds that the opposite party no.1 had processed the file and forwarded it to the State Government which was sent to the competent authority to take final call which failed to do so within the time granted by the writ Court.

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No case for contempt is made out against opposite party no.1.

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Contempt application stands dismissed. Contempt notice stands discharged.

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(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)

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February 16, 2026 SK Goswami

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Digitally signed by :- SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ramswaroop v. Pramod Kumar Tripathi, Superintendent District Jail and Another

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