IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.308 of 2026 Ashish Kumar Rout ..…... Petitioner(s) Mr.Braja Mohan Sarangi, Adv. -Versus- Superintendent of Police, Jagatsinghpur & Ors. ……. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Bibekananda Nayak, AGA CORAM: DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI ORDER 08.01.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. In filing this Writ Petition, the Petitioner being the owner of the vehicle in question bearing registration No.OD-05-BH-6677 (Tipper) has sought for a direction from this Court to the Opposite Party Nos.2 and 3 for releasing the said vehicle which has been detained by the Inspector-in-Charge, Raghunathpur Police Station/ Opposite Party No.2 and the Mining Officer, Jagatsinghpur/Opposite Party No.3. 3. Heard learned counsel for the Parties. 2 4. Learned counsel for the State, at the outset, submits that in order to redress his grievance the Petitioner instead of preferring this Writ Petition should have approached the Inspector-in-Charge, Raghunathpur Police Station/Opposite Party No.2 at the threshold of the matter. 5. At this juncture, learned counsel for the Petitioner prays for granting permission to the Petitioner to do so. 6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the parties and looking to the factual scenario of the case, this Court directs the Petitioner to approach the Inspector-in-Charge, Raghunathpur Police Station/Opposite Party No.2 and the Mining Officer, Jagatsinghpur/Opposite Party No.3 along with all the required documents for release of his vehicle in question within a period of ten days hence. In such event, the Opposite Party No.2 shall look into the grievance of the Petitioner and release the above noted vehicle of the Petitioner as per law. 7. This Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Sumitra Designation: JUNIOR STENOGRAPHER