IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WPCRL No.167 of 2025 Sati Sahoo …. Petitioner Mr. Akshaya Kumar Subudhi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Ms. Biswabara Dash, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN Order No. ORDER 13.01.2026 02. 1. The present writ petition in the nature of habeas corpus is taken out by the wife alleging inaction on the part of the Police Administration in taking all possible steps to trace out the whereabout of her husband, who is reportedly missing since 16th September, 2025. 2. A direction was passed upon the State to take a necessary instruction and disclose the steps taken on the basis of such compliant lodged by the petitioner. 3. Learned Additional Standing Counsel appearing for the State hands over the instruction received from the IIC, Khandagiri Police Station, BBSR UPD, which reveals that the husband of the petitioner, engaged as a security guard at Outpost Security and Placement Services Pvt. Ltd., Cuttack as a daily wages employee, while working at Khandgiri Overbridge Maintenance Work met with an accident in the evening of 16th September, 2025 and succumbed to the injuries sustained. The P.S. Case was immediately registered and investigation is going on. The body of the husband of the petitioner was handed over to one Saroj Kumar Sahoo, who claimed himself to be the brother of the said deceased. It is also indicated in the said report that the marriage of the said deceased with the petitioner was not accepted by the family members and precisely for such reason, nobody disclosed the relationship of the petitioner with the said deceased. 4. The facts as narrated hereinabove as discerned from the report, are indicative of the fact that the husband of the petitioner met with an accident in the evening of 16th September, 2025 at his place of posting and subsequently, succumbed to the fatal injury, which is sustained thereat. The post mortem has already been done. The case is registered and the investigation is going on. 5. Since the whereabout of the husband of the petitioner is made known and it appears that he is no longer in this world, there is no purpose of keeping the instant writ petition in the nature of habeas corpus pending. The same is, hereby, dismissed. 6. Learned Additional Standing Counsel is directed to handover the instruction received by her as adumbrated hereinbefore to the learned counsel for the petitioner. (Harish Tandon) Chief Justice (M.S. Raman) Judge MRS/Laxmikant Designation: Senior Stenographer