p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMP No. 325 of 2026 1. Manu Behera 2. Hulash Behera …. Petitioners Ms. K.T. Mudali, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha 2. Superintendent of Police, Khordha 3. Inspector-in-Charge, Jankia P.S. …. Opposite Parties Mr. Amitabh Pradhan, Additional Standing Counsel CORAM: THE HON’BLE MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO Order No. ORDER 25.03.2026 02. (Through hybrid mode) 1. The CRLMP has been filed for a direction to the Opposite Parties to take prompt action by registering the FIR pursuant to the complaints filed by the Petitioners vide Annexures-7, 8, 9 and 10 respectively and conduct proper investigation by arresting the accused persons. 2. Although it is stated that complaints vide Annexures-7, 8 and 9 have been submitted to the IIC, Jankia Police Station and Annexure-10 has been submitted to the S.P., Khurda but there is neither any endorsement nor any documents to show that these FIRs have been received in the Police Station or by the S.P. p. 2 3. In view of non-compliance of the provisions of Section 173(4) of the BNSS and the nature of allegation, I do not consider that this is a fit case to issue any direction to the Opposite Parties to register any case. In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Sudhir Bhaskarrao Tambe v. Hemant Yashwant Dhage and others, reported in (2016) 6 SCC 277, the Petitioners are at liberty to avail the alternate remedy available to them under law, if so advised. 4. With this observation, the CRLMP is disposed of. (Savitri Ratho) Judge RKS