Allahabad High Court
ABHINANDAN BARNWALversusVIVEK SINGH, SUB INSPECTOR, POLICE STATION KHAMPUR
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The court held that no case for contempt was made out.
Summary
The applicant, Abhinandan Barnwal, filed a civil contempt application against Sub Inspector Vivek Singh, alleging contempt of a prior writ order dated 11 December 2025. The High Court examined the writ order and the State’s reply, particularly paragraph 8 which set out the reasons for the alleged contempt. The court assessed whether the conduct of the Sub Inspector amounted to contempt of the earlier order. Upon review of the material, the bench found that the allegations did not satisfy the legal criteria for contempt. The court held that no case for contempt was made out. Consequently, the contempt application was dismissed as misconceived.
Issues considered
- Whether the conduct of Sub Inspector Vivek Singh amounted to contempt of the writ order dated 11.12.2025
Subjects
- civil contempt
- contempt application
- high court
- writ order
- dismissal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 339 of 2026
Abhinandan Barnwal
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Vivek Singh, Sub Inspector, Police Station
Khampur .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashutosh Tripathi
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Perused the order of the writ Court dated 11.12.2025 as well as reply
filed by the State, wherein, in para 8, the reasons have been given.
2. From the perusal of the material on record, I find that no case for
contempt is made out.
3. The contempt application is misconceived and 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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