p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.3932 of 2025 Jagannath Pradhan …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Kishor Chandra Dash, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha & Ors. …. Opposite Party(s) Smt. Sarita Moharana, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. ORDER 04.02.2026 05. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. In filing this CRLMC, the Petitioner claiming himself to be a contestant in the General Election with respect to the Madhya Bhubaneswar Assembly Constituency, has prayed for quashing the Final Report (FRT) bearing No.913/2023 dated 12.12.2023 in connection with Nayapalli Police Station Case No.204/2019 corresponding to C.T. Case No.1829/2019. Apart from the above, the Petitioner has also sought for a direction from this Court to the C.B.I. or the Crime Branch or Special Investigating Agency for reinvestigating into the matter. 3. Heard. 4. Challenging the Final Report bearing No.913/2023 dated 12.12.2023, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 04-Feb-2026 18:20:19 Signature Not Verified p. 2 though the Petitioner was the victim of a bomb blast during course of his campaigning, the Investigating Officer neither interrogated the accused persons whose names are already there in the F.I.R nor conducted T.I pared. The Investigating Officer has neither collected the samples of the explosive articles (bomb) nor sent it to the DFSL or SFSL for testing. 5. He, in the process, contends that the authority concerned without doing the above, has straightway submitted the Final Report which is impugned herein. He, accordingly, prays for allowing the prayer made in this CRLMC. 6. At this juncture, learned counsel for the State submits that the Final Report impugned herein has been submitted after completion of proper investigation. She also draws the attention of this Court to the said Final Report. She, accordingly, prays for dismissal of this CRLMC. 7. Considering the submissions made on behalf of both the parties and looking to the Final Report impugned herein, this Court is of the view that there is no flaw in the impugned Final Report as the same has been submitted after concluding of thorough inquiry. This Court, therefore, declines to entertain the first prayer of the Petitioner for quashing the Final Report in question. Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 04-Feb-2026 18:20:19 p. 3 8. At this juncture, looking to the second prayer of the Petitioner noted hereinabove, this Court permits the Petitioner to file a proper petition for the said purpose which shall be considered and disposed of in accordance with law. 9. This CRLMC is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant