IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No. 4660 of 2025 Chinmaya Rana @ Chinmaya Ku. Rana ..…... Petitioner(s) Mr. Chandrakanta Nayak, Adv. -Versus- State of Odisha ……. Opposite Party (s) Ms. Gayatri Patra, ASC Mr. Soubhagya Kumar Das, Adv. (for O.P.2) CORAM: DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI ORDER 10.03.2026 Order No. 9. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 3. The Petitioner has filed this CRLMC with a prayer to quash the FIR in Kuchinda P.S. Case No.0324 of 2024 corresponding to G.R. Case No.682 of 2024, pending in the court learned S.D.J.M., Kuchinda. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the matter has amicably been settled between the Petitioner and the Opposite Party No.2/Informant. In this regard, affidavit dated 06.03.2026 has been filed by the Petitioner. 5. The relevant portion of the affidavit filed by the Petitioner is extracted hereunder: Digitally Signed Signed by: LITARAM MURMU Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 13-Mar-2026 18:09:03 Signature Not Verified 2 “xxx xxx xxx 1. That I am the petitioner in this case where I have challenged the registration of the FIR dated 13.07.2024 registered as G.R. Case no 682/2024 pending in the court of the learned S.D.J.M. Kuchinda. 2. That this affidavit is filed in compliance to the direction issued by this Hon'ble Court on dated 06.03.2026. 3. That the present deponent shall not use any filthy language against his uncle and his family members. 4. He shall not becme a party to any quarrel with his uncle and his family nor pass any derogatory comment which will hurt the reputation of his uncle who is the informant in this case” 6. Considering the contents of the affidavit filed by the Petitioner and following the ratio laid down by the Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another1, and two other reported cases of this Court in Lokanath @ Anadi Sethi and four others v. State of Orissa and four others2, and Sansuri alias Khageswar Lenka and another –vrs.- State of Orissa and Another3, wherein this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served in allowing such proceedings to continue the criminal proceeding in the aforesaid case as it will only lead to abuse the process of law. 7. In view of the aforesaid discussion and considerations, the application is allowed. Accordingly, the FIR dated 13.07.2024 is hereby quashed. As a necessary corollary, the entire criminal proceeding initiated against the Petitioner in G.R. Case No.682 of 1 (2012) 10 SCC 303 2 2014 (II) OLR 29 3 2014 (II) OLR 452 Digitally Signed Signed by: LITARAM MURMU Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 13-Mar-2026 18:09:03 3 2024, pending before the Court of the learned S.D.J.M., Kuchinda, stands quashed. 8. This CRLMC is, accordingly, disposed of. ( Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Murmu