Allahabad High Court
SHIV KUMARversusSRI SHYAM NARAYAN SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The contempt application is dismissed as the FIR lodged addresses the alleged misconduct.
Summary
Shiv Kumar filed a contempt application against Sri Shyam Narayan, Senior Superintendent of Police, and another police official. The applicant alleged contempt of court, but the State side submitted that a First Information Report (FIR) had been lodged on 31 March 2026 (FIR No. 0043 of 2026). The learned Standing Counsel, Shri Pawan Kumar, informed the court of this FIR. The court considered that the filing of the FIR indicated that the alleged contempt was already being addressed by the police. Consequently, the court dismissed the contempt application.
Issues considered
- Whether the contempt application filed by Shiv Kumar is maintainable in view of the FIR lodged on 31.03.2026
Subjects
- contempt
- civil procedure
- police
- FIR
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 1666 of 2026
Shiv Kumar
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Sri Shyam Narayan Senior Superintendent Of
Police And Another .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Radhey Shyam Yadav
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Instructions have come from the State side, which are taken on record.
2. Shri Pawan Kumar, learned Standing Counsel informs that the first
information report has been lodged on 31.03.2026 as FIR No. 0043 of
2026.
3. In view of the said fact, the contempt application stands dismissed.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
April 20, 2026
A. V. Singh
Digitally signed by :-
AJAY VIKRAM SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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