p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMP No. 212 of 2026 Binodini Jena ….. Petitioner Mr. R. Mahato, Advocate -versus- 1.State of Odisha 2.Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar 3. The IIC, Balianta Police Station, Bhubaneswar ….. Opposite Parties Mr. Raj Bhushan Dash, Additional Standing Counsel CORAM: HON’BLE MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO ORDER 26.02.2026 Order No. 01. (Through hybrid Mode) 1. This CRLMP has been filed with the prayer to direct the Opposite Party No. 2 and 3 to conduct a fair and proper investigation with regard to the involvement of the accused persons in connection with Balianta PS Case No. 03 of 2026. It appears that Balianta PS Case No. 03 of 2026 has been registered under Section 296/308(2)/351(3)/3(5) of the BNS, where the petitioner is the informant. 2. Instructions dated 25.02.2026 of the IIC, Balianta Police Station is received, where it is stated as follows; “With reference to above cited letter and subject. I have the honour to report that. I am submitting the progress of investigation of Balianta PS case No. 03/2026 are as follows:- “01. On the report of Complt Smt. Binodini Jena (29) W/o- Siprasmit Jena of Vill- Benupur. of PS-Balianta Dist- p. 2 Khurda Balianta PS case No. 03 dtd 05.01.2026 U/S- 296/351(3)/308(2)/3(5) BNS was registered and SI Baisalini Panda was entrusted to take up investigation of the case and on her transfer SI Kabita Nayak has been entrusted to take up investigation of the case. 02. The spot has been visited, the compit and other witness were examined and their statements have been recorded U/s- 180 BNSS. 03. The complt and her husband were advised to to produce transaction details regarding payment of Rs 17,00,000 (Seventeen lakh) to alleged person Lopamudra Das but they could not produce the same yet. 04. The alleged person Lopamudra Das has been examined and it is ascertained that the she has been working in administrative section of Narayani School, Pandara. Bhubanesawar. The daughter of complt namely Leyana Smith Jena was studying in this School. On dtd 26.04.2022 Siprasmita Jena, the husband of the compit had transferred Rs. 6800/- on her ICICI bank account-006101583384 (1) UPI for school books of her daughter and on the same day she transferred the said amount to Jagdish Jodapa, accountant of Narayana School (t) UPI. On dtd. 22.05.2023 he had transferred Rs. 6,000/- on her ICICI bank account- 006101583384 (t) UPI for school fees of his daughter and she had transferred the said amount to the school account on 27.05.2023 (1) UPI She stated that she had not demanded any money from the husband of the complt. and further she stated that she will co-operate in investigation p. 3 of the case. 05. Requisition was sent to Branch Manager ICICI Bank, Rasulgarh branch Bhubaneswar to provide transaction details of A/c No-006101583384 stands in the name of Lopamudra Dash and as per my requisition BM, ICICI Bank, provided transaction details of A/c No- 006101583384 stands in the name of Lopamudra Dash and it is ascertained that on did 26.04.2022 Siprasmita Jena had transferred Rs 6800/-, on ICICI bank account- 006101583384 and on the same day she had transferred the said amount to Jagdish Jodapa, accountant of Narayana School. On dtd. 22.05.2023 Siprasmita Jena had transferred Rs. 6,000/-, on her ICICI bank account- 006101583384 and she had transferred the said amount to Narayana junior School on 27.05.2023. 06. During verificatforye whats up chat in between the complt and alleged person Lopamudra Dus it is ascertained that there is exchange of chating of slang languages in between them. 07. On the written report of Lopamudra Das, Mancheswar PS case No- 62 dtd 27.01.2026 U/s- 296/7892)/308(5)/35193)/3(5) BNS have been registered against the petitioner and her husband Siprasmita Jena. 08. The C/A of the petitioner are as follows i. Balianta PS Case No- 72 dtd 22.03.2020 U/s- 341/342/294/323/506 IPC ii. Balianta PS Case No-377 dtd 19,10,2022 U/s- p. 4 296/506/509/34 IPC iii. Balianta PS Case No- 116 dtd 20.03.2023 U/s- 341/294/323/325/506/34 IPC iv. Balianta PS Case No-351 dtd 30.04.2025 U/s- 126(2)/296/351(3)/ BNS v. Mancheswar PS case No- 62 dtd 27.01.2026 U/s- 296/78(2)/308(5)/351(3)/3(5) BNS vi. Capital PS case No-81 dtd 30.01.2026 U/s- 296/126(2)/115(2)/132/221/3(5) BNS.” 3. It appears that investigation in the case is in progress, it also appears that the petitioner has six criminal antecedents. 4. In view of the instructions of the IIC, Balianta Police Station, I am not satisfied that any direction is required to be issued to her, regarding investigation of the case. 5. With this observation, the CRLMP is disposed of. (Savitri Ratho) Judge Subhalaxmi SAHOO