IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMP No. 1304 of 2025 Pradeep Kumar Jain …. Petitioner Mr. A. Pradhan, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & others …. Opp. Parties Ms. S. Mohanty, Addl. P.P CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No. ORDER 16.10.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Parties. 2. By means of this application, the Petitioner seeks the intervention of this Court for a direction to the Opposite Parties for a fair and impartial investigation in connection with the Badambadi P.S. Case No.368 of 2025. 3. As seen from the case record, the aforesaid Badambadi P.S. Case No.368 of 2025 has been registered on 04.09.2025. 4. The learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that there is no progress seen in the investigation. p. 2 5. The learned counsel for the State on the other hand has placed the written instruction of the IIC, Badambadi P.S. wherein it is disclosed that subsequent to the registration of the FIR on 04.09.2025 under Section 126(2)115(2)/296/351(2) BNS, ASI, N. Ch. Mallick has been entrusted with the investigation. In course of the investigation, the I.O. visited the spot, examined the Complainant and other witnesses, recorded their statement who well proved the occurrence against the accused person namely Sunil Maskara. The I.O. sent the injured person, Pradeep Kumar Jain to City Hospital, Cuttack along with injury requisition for treatment and opinion. The DHH, Cuttack referred the injured to SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack for further treatment. The Opinion is awaited. The accused person Sunil Maskara voluntarily appeared at P.S and he was examined. As the offence alleged are having punishments within seven years, the I.O. served the notice under Section 35(3) BNSS to the accused person namely Sunil Maskara with an instruction to appear before the court as and when summoned. The accused complied the terms and conditions of the notice under Section 35(3) BNSS and the investigation is in progress. p. 3 6. Having regard to the aforesaid instructions placed and the anxiety shown by the learned counsel for the Petitioner with regard to the progress in the investigation, it is expected that the Opposite Party No.4 i.e. the IIC, Badambadi P.S. shall monitor the investigation in order to reach a logical conclusion and to submit the charge-sheet, if any, within a period of one month, if there be no other legal impediment. 7. Accordingly, the CRLMP is disposed of. (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge Bijay