IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMP No.1725 of 2025 Somanath Sahoo …. Petitioner Mr. B.K. Rout, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opp. Parties Mrs. S. Mohanty, Addl. P.P. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No. ORDER 23.12.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the State. 2. By means of this application, the Petitioner seeks intervention of this Court for a direction to register the FIR under proper sections/offence and to proceed with the investigation in accordance with law. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner in course of the application that initially the complaint of the Petitioner was not entertained for which the Petitioner moved this Court in CRLMP No.1564 of 2025 and it is on the basis of the direction issued by this Court vide order dated 03.12.2025 that the FIR registered in connection with Maniabandha P.S. Case No.125 of 2025 for the offences under Sections 126(2)/296/115(2)/ 303(2)/351(2)/3(5) of the BNS Act. p. 2 4. The contention of the Petitioner that despite the registration of the FIR there is no proper investigation for recovery of the stolen articles in connection with the crime and progress seems to be not in accordance with law. 5. Keeping in view the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the Petitioner, the Opposite Party No.2, i.e, Superintendent of Police, Rural, Cuttack is directed to examine the aforesaid matter and to pass a direction to the concerned IIC as well as the concerned IO for proper and diligent investigation in the matter in accordance with law by submission of the Final Form, if any within a period of one month, if there be no legal impediment. The CRLMP stands disposed of accordingly. (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge KC Bisoi