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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMP No. 296 of 2026
Tapan Kumar Behera
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Petitioner Mr. Satyajit Mohapatra, Advocate -versus-
1. State of Odisha
2. Director General of Police, Odisha, District-Cuttack
3. Superintendent of Police, Angul
4. Inspector-in-Charge, TAlcher Police Station, District-Angul
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Opposite Parties Mr. S.J. Mohanty, ASC
CORAM:
HON’BLE MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO
ORDER 31.03.2026
Order No.
03.
(Through hybrid mode)
1. This CRLMP has been filed for a direction to the Opposite Party No.3-Superintendent of Police, Angul to register the FIR dated 12.01.2026 under Annexure-3 and conduct enquiry in fair and impartial manner and proceed against the accused persons in accordance with law.
2. Pursuant to order dated 12.03.2026 and 24.03.2026, Mr. Amitabh Pradhan, learned Additional Standing Counsel produces the instructions dated 30.03.2026 of the IIC, Talcher P.S. who has stated that on 20.12.2025 neither the Petitioner nor any villagers had been p. 2 puspa to Talcher Police Station along with the order passed in CRLREV No. 101 of 2025 passed by Hon’ble High Court. It is also stated that on 20.12.2025 neither Golekh Chandra Rath or his son Sashank Sekhar Rath had been to Talcher P.S. for which confrontation between both the parties was not possible and the allegations that the
order of this Hon’ble Court was tore by the IIC is completely false and denied and Police is ready to produce the CCTV footage of the Police Station if so directed by this Court.
3. Mr. Satyajit Mohapatra, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that he has taken instructions from the Petitioner who does not want to proceed with the case and prays that the CRLMP may be permitted to be withdrawn. He files a memo to that effect which is taken on record.
4. Considering the said submission, the CRLMP is dismissed as withdrawn.
5. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.
(Savitri Ratho)
Judge