p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMP No. 1691 of 2025 Asirvad Micro Finance Ltd., Gopalpur Branch, Balasore ….. Petitioner Mr. Manas Ranjan Pradhan, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha 2. IIC, Gopalpur PS 3. Biswajit Biswal ….. Opp. Parties Mr. Sarathi Jyoti Mohanty, A.S.C. CORAM: HON’BLE MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO ORDER 26.02.2026 Order No. 06. (Through hybrid Mode) 1. Pursuant to order dated 19.02.2026, Mr. S. J. Mohanty, learned Additional Standing Counsel has produced the up to date case diary in Gopalpur PS Case No. 181 of 2024. 2. Perusal of the case diary reveals that the present IO has taken charge of the investigation on 26.12.2025. Thereafter, he has examined one Pankajini Das. On 29.12.2025, he had tried to contact Mr. Satya Sundar Mandal at present Branch Head of Asirbad Micro Finance Limited and Kuber Muduli, at present Area Head of Asirbad Micro Finance Limited, but could not find them for examination. On 15.01.2026 he again made an attempt to contact the area head of Asirbad Micro Finance Limited, but the latter could not come to Gopalpur for examination. On 23.01.2026, he had gone to the Asirbad Micro Finance Limited office at Gopalpur along with his staff to contact the area head, but could not contact him as he could not remain present in Gopalpur for examination. He has also made prayer to the SP, Balasore to provide him CDR of Mobile No. 9777948251 from 01.12.2025 till date. On 23.02.2026, he has p. 2 examined one Pramod Biswal, Bhabani Palei, Bidyadhar Sethi and Smt. Mina Biswal, w/o- Pramod Biswal, who has stated that the accused Biswajit Biswal surrendered in the Court of the learned SDJM(Rural), Balasore in the month of December and has been released on bail as per order of the Hon’ble High Court of Odisha. On 24.02.2026, he verified from the CSI Sadar Court, Balasore that Biswajit Biswal has surrendered in the Court of the learned SDJM(Rural), Balasore on 02.12.2025 and had been released on bail as per order of the High Court in ABLAPL No. 10710. On the same date, it is stated in the case diary that offence under Section 318(4)/316(4) of the BNS is made out against accused Biswajit Biswal, for which detail investigation report has been submitted to the SDPO, Sadar Balasore for submitting charge sheet. 3. Mr. M. R. Pradhan, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he shall inform the Brach Manager as well as the Area Head of Asirbad Micro Finance Limited to contact Mr. C.S. Mohanty, the I.O in this case for the purpose of investigation within one week from today. 4. In view of the above development and as it appears that investigation in this case is progressing properly after it was taken over by Mr. C.S. Mohanty, SI of Police, no direction is required to be issued for which the CRLMP is disposed of with the aforesaid observation that charge sheet may be submitted after the Area Head and Branch Manager of Asirbad Micro Finance Limited appear in the police station for the purpose of investigation. (Savitri Ratho) Judge Subhalaxmi SAHOO