IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.5292 of 2025 Sapan Pahi @ Sapan Pradhan …. Petitioner(s) Sk. Zafarulla, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha & Anr. …. Opposite Party(s) Ms. Sarita Moharana, ASC CORAM: DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. 02. ORDER 13.02.2026 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. By filing the present CRLMC, the Petitioner has prayed for quashing the entire criminal proceeding initiated against him vide Mancheswar P.S. Case No.235 of 2025 corresponding to C.T. Case No.623 of 2025 pending before the Court of learned J.M.F.C.-II, Bhubaneswar. 3. Mr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty, learned counsel submits that he has instruction to appear on behalf of Opposite Party No.2. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner has produced the report of the learned Mediator, Orissa Mediation Centre, Cuttack dated 21.11.2025, which is taken on record. 5. Perused the mediation report dated 21.11.2025 of the learned Mediator, Orissa Mediation Centre, Cuttack. It appears from the mediation report that during the course of mediation, the Petitioner so also the Opposite Party No.2/informant were present and after Digitally Signed Signed by: SIPUN BEHERA Designation: Senior Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK Date: 13-Feb-2026 17:29:06 Signature Not Verified mediation, both the parties agreed to resolve their dispute through mediation and the mediation became successful. 6. It further appears from the mediation report that as the dispute in question between the parties regarding some financial transaction, both the parties are agreed to settled their dispute in the following manner: 1. That, the Petitioner shall refund a sum of Rs.33,000/- to the informant towards the full and final settlement of the dispute between the parties; 2. That accordingly, the Petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.33,000/- to the informant in shpare of A/c payee Demand Draft drawn in the favour of the informant on or before 08.12.2025 for final disposal of the bail application or any appropriate application filed by the Petitioner and the said DD will be handed over by the Petitioner either to the informant in person or through his counsel; 3. That it is also agreed by and between the parties that after the final payment as aforesaid made by the petitioner and after disposal of the above bail Application, neither of the parties shall carry on their dispute of lodge and complaint against each other as regards the present issue is concerned and if they do so, the same will be discarded by virtue of this settlement; 4. That it is also agreed by and between the parties that, if the petitioner will file an application of quashing of the complaint thus lodged by the informant against him, then the informant shall cooperate him for smooth disposal of the said application as required under law; 5. That with the aforesaid terms and conditions, both parties have agreed to resolve their dispute with their full satisfaction. 7. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that since the amount in question has already been paid by the Petitioner to the informant/Opposite Party No.2 in the meantime, which is not disputed by the learned counsel for Opposite Party No.2. Accordingly, learned counsel for both the parties pray for quashing the entire criminal proceeding. 8. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to such prayer. 9. After hearing learned counsel for the respective parties, and in view of the fact that the amount in question has already been amicably settled between the parties, no fruitful purpose would be served by keeping the present matter pending. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, the proceedings deserve to be disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. 10. Accordingly, the prayer made in the CRLMC stands allowed and disposed of. The entire criminal proceeding initiated against the Petitioner vide Mancheswar P.S. Case No.235 of 2025 corresponding to C.T. Case No.623 of 2025 pending before the Court of learned J.M.F.C.-II, Bhubaneswar stands quashed. 11. Pending application (s), if any, shall stand disposed of. 12. Interim order passed earlier stands vacated. ( Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Sipun