Panchanan Sethi v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court disposes of criminal miscellaneous petition (CRLMP No. 1249 of 2025, Panchanan Sethi v. State of Odisha & Others, 20.11.2025, Chittaranjan Dash, J.) seeking a direction to police (Opposite Party Nos. 3 & 4) to register an FIR; Dy.S.P., Khandapada P.S., written instructions recorded settlement between parties since 19.10.2024 and petitioner's wish to withdraw the report; petitioner remitted to file a complaint before the jurisdictional Magistrate; compromise petition and Station Diary Entry to be furnished to petitioner's counsel. Keywords: FIR registration, direction to police, settlement/compromise, withdrawal of report, complaint before Magistrate, CRLMP disposed.
What did the court decide?
No direction issued for registration of the FIR; Petitioner left at liberty to approach the Jurisdictional Magistrate by way of a complaint for redressal of his grievance; copies of the compromise petition, the Station Diary Entry showing the settlement, and the Dy.S.P.'s instructions to be supplied to the Petitioner's counsel.