IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.72 of 2025 Sasmita Sahu and another …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Kedar Chandra Sarangi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Party(s) Ms. Suvalaxmi Devi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 13.01.2026 04. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioners have filed the present petition to explore the following reliefs:- “1. Admit this application and call for records for pertaining to the case of the petitioner for kind perusal of this Hon’ble Court. 2. The Hon’ble Court may kindly be directed to the court below to finalize the matter within stipulated period. 3. The Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the FIR and criminal proceedings against the petitioners. 4. Any other relief which may deemed fit in favour of the petitioner.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners, at the outset, submitted that he would confine this petition only to the prayer No.2. He further submitted that the F.I.R. in the present case was registered on 19.03.2023 and after investigation charge-sheet has already been filed on 08.10.2023. However, the trial is not proceeding at an inch and the petitioners are facing the ordeal of the unending proceeding. Although they are not arrayed as principal accused, who alleged to have committed the crime, but they have been implicated in the present case under the aid of Section 120-B of I.P.C. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner although pressing this petition seeking direction to the trial Court for expeditors disposal of trial, but not able to certainly disclose the stage of trial. Be that as it may, since the charge-sheet has been filed on 08.10.2023, it is expected that the learned trial Court would do well to see that the trial is expedited and concluded as early as possible. 5. With this observation, the CRLMC is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna Designation: Senior Stenographer