Kanha@Padma Lochan Mohanty v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, CRLMC No.234 of 2025, decided 21.01.2025 by Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra. Petitioners Kanha @ Padma Lochan Mohanty & others (counsel Ashok Kumar Behera) sought quashing of the F.I.R. in Kujang P.S. Case No.354 of 2024 corresponding to G.R. Case No.804 of 2024, registered for offences under Sections 126(2)/115(2)/118(1)/117(2)/118(2)/109/296/351(3)/3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending before J.M.F.C. (P), Kujang; State represented by Satyabrata Panda, ASC. With investigation still ongoing, the quashing prayer was held premature and the CRLMC was dismissed, with liberty to revive at an appropriate stage. Keywords: quashing of FIR, premature, investigation stage, BNS 2023, Kujang P.S., G.R. Case, J.M.F.C. (P) Kujang.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioners to revive their prayer for quashing of the F.I.R. at the appropriate stage, if the cause of action still survives.