IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.982 of 2026 Sabya Sachi Sahu .... Petitioner(s) Mr. Niranjan Panda, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party (s) Mr. Tej Kumar, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI ORDER 30.03.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. The Petitioner has filed this CRLMC with a prayer to quash the notice dated 06.01.2026 issued in FIR No.342 of 2024 by the Superintendent of Police, Alliganj, Lucknow. 3. The brief fact of the case is that based on a complaint filed by one Aman Kumar Gupta, Son of Ajodhya Prasad Gupta from Kanchan Puram, Tribeni Nagar-III, Alliganj Lucknow (North) Commissionerate Lucknow U.P. alleging therein against one unknown person that on 11th December 2024 a phone call from Aman Kumar Gupta was made to the informant. He was instructed to press the number 9. Then the informant had pressed the number 9. After the same, one unknown voice informed that from Delhi a SIM has come and wrong message Digitally Signed Signed by: GITANJALI NAYAK Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 31-Mar-2026 18:13:58 Signature Not Verified 2 was given. Accordingly, FIR has been registered against the accused vide FIR No. 1045/1224. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Superintendent of Police, Alliganj Police Station Janpath, Lucknow issued a notice dated 06.01.2026 under Section 35(3) of BNSS. 2023 to the petitioner to appear before the Police Station to reply the queries within five days of receiving the notice basing on the allegation by the informant in FIR No. 342 of 2024 dated 23.12.2024 under Section 66 of I.T. Act. He further submits that the petitioner is an inhabitant of village-Basantapur in the district of Angul and serving as Chief District Veterinary Officer, Sundargarh in the State of Odisha and discharging his duty as a Senior Officer. He has no nexus with the alleged fraud in the Information and Technology Act. He has not named neither in FIR nor by any of the accused. The Notice issued by the investigating agency is only to defame an officer for nothing. 5. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the Petitioner and on going through the averments made in this Petition, since it is a nascent stage and the Petitioner was issued notice to appear before the Alliganj Police Station Janpath, Lucknow, this Court is not inclined to entertain the prayer as advanced by the Petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the CRLMC stands dismissed. Digitally Signed Signed by: GITANJALI NAYAK Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 31-Mar-2026 18:13:58 Signature Not Verified 3 7. However, the Petitioner is directed to co-operate the investigation and appear before the Superintendent of Police, Alliganj Police Station Janpath, Lucknow within a period of 7 days from today. 8. In the meantime, till appearance of the Petitioner before the Superintendent of Police, Alliganj Police Station Janpath, Lucknow, no coercive action shall be taken against him pursuant to the notice dated 06.01.2026 issued in FIR No.342 of 2024 by the Superintendent of Police, Alliganj, Lucknow. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Gitanjali