p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMP No. 541 of 2026 Mrs. Soubhagya Laxmi Acharya …. Petitioner Mr. Manoranjan Padhi, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha, represented by Secretary Home Department, Bhubaneswar 2. D.G. and I.G. of Police, Odisha, State Police Headquarter, Cuttack 3. Inspector-in-Charge of Cyber Police Station, Cuttack 4. Mr. Srikant Parija, Executive Assistant in ORMAS …. Opp. Parties Mr. Ashok Kumar Apat, Additional Government Advocate CORAM: HON’BLE MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO ORDER Order No. 06.05.2026 (Through hybrid Mode) 01. 1. This CRLMP has been filed for a direction to the Opposite Parties No. 2 and 3 to register the complaint as FIR and “take appropriate action in pursuant of the complaint dated 20.06.2025 and 03.09.2025 vide Annexures – 3 and 4 lodged by the Petitioner”. 2. Mr. Manoranjan Padhi, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that a complaint has been sent to the I.I.C., Cyber Police Station, Cuttack by post on 20.06.2025, thereafter a grievance petition has been sent to the D.G. of Police on 03.09.2025 by Speed Post, but no case has been registered. p. 2 3. In view of the nature of allegations and as the provision of Section 173(4) of BNSS has not been complied with and the Petitioner has alternate remedy under Section 175(3) of BNSS, I do not consider this to be a fit case to exercise power under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue any direction for registration of the case. 4. The Petitioner, if so advised, may avail of the remedy which is available to him under the BNSS. 5. With this observation, the CRLMP is disposed of. 6. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. (Savitri Ratho) Judge Sukanta Designation: Senior Stenographer