p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMP No. 135 of 2026 Purna Chandra Sahoo …. Petitioner Mr. Binayak Mohapatra, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha, Home Department, represented through Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Bhubaneswar 2. The Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar- Cuttack Police Commissionerate, Bhubaneswar 3. The Deputy Commissioner of Police Cuttack 4. The Inspector In-Charge Malgodown Police Station, Cuttack Urban Police, Cuttack 5. Prasanta Kumar Kap 6. Susanta Kumar Kap …. Opp. Parties Mr. Saroj Kumar Rout, Additional Standing Counsel CORAM: HON’BLE MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO ORDER Order No. 26.02.2026 (Through hybrid Mode) 04. 1. This CRLMP has been filed to direct the Opposite Party No.4 to register the FIR and direct to *Opposite Party No.3 to supervise the investigation and to apprehend the accused person at the earliest. * Corrected vide order dated 17.03.2026 p. 2 2. Instruction dated 25.02.2026 of the Inspector in-charge, Malgodown Police Station is received, where it is stated as follows:- “In faithful obedience to the directions of the Hon'ble Court, Malgodown Police Station Case No.77 dated 25.02.2026 has been duly registered under Sections 318(2)/324(2) /316(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).” 3. The following orders has been passed in this case on 12.02.2026, 17.02.2026 and 19.02.2026. “12.02.2026 :- 1. There is a reference to a deed of partnership agreement dated 27.07.2018 in one of the Annexure to his CRLMP. 2. List this case on 16.02.2026 to enable the learned counsel for the Petitioner to file a copy of the agreement for perusal of this Court. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner shall also file a properly constituted date chart before the said date.” “17.02.2026 – 1. Mr. Mohapatra, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that copy of the agreement as well as the date-chart have been filed on 13.02.2026 and he shall serve a copy of both on Mr. S.J. Mohanty, learned Additional Standing Counsel in Court today. 2. List this case day-after-tomorrow, i.e. 19.02.2026 along with those two documents stated to have been filed on 13.02.2026.” p. 3 “19.02.2026: - 1. List this case on 26.02.226 to enable Mr. Saroj Kumar Rout, learned Additional Standing Counsel to obtain instructions.” 4. No direction has been issued by this Court, to the Opposite Party No. 4 – I.I.C., Malgodown Police Station for registration of any case. Hence, he is directed to submit an explanation as to the meaning of the averment in the instructions which is extracted in paragraph-2 of this order, and also state when the High Court issued directions for registration of a case. 5. As the FIR has already been registered, the CRLMP is disposed of. 6. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. 7. List this case on 17.03.2026. (Savitri Ratho) Judge Sukanta Designation: Senior Stenographer