Gopal Krishna Mohapatra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court, Cuttack; CRLMP No.1298 of 2025; Gopal Krishna Mohapatra versus State of Odisha and others; Opposite Party No.7; Justice Chittaranjan Dash; order dated 01.12.2025; earlier interim order dated 17.10.2025 restraining defamatory or derogatory messages/posts on management and social media; Opposite Party No.7 taken into judicial custody; F.I.R. Khandagiri P.S. Case No.685 of 2025; apprehension made; diligent investigation to cover Facebook, social media and electronic media posts; no further defamatory posts till investigation completed; investigation to be completed expeditiously; CRLMP disposed of.
What did the court decide?
The CRLMP was disposed of with the Court recording its expectation that the investigating agency ensure a proper and diligent investigation into Khandagiri P.S. Case No.685 of 2025 — expressly covering the defamatory or derogatory messages circulated by Opposite Party No.7 through Facebook, social media and electronic media — that no such post take place till the investigation is completed, and that the investigation be completed expeditiously.