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Srikant Kumar Dash v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC1 Dec 2025CRLMP/1460/2025

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What is this about?

CRLMP No. 1460 of 2025; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice Chittaranjan Dash; disposed on 01.12.2025; FIR Bharatpur P.S. Case No.787 of 2024 registered 02.12.2024; alleged no progress in investigation / inaction of IIC Bharatpur; petitioner directed to approach DCP Bhubaneswar; DCP to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law; no statute or precedent citations.

What did the court decide?

The CRLMP stands disposed of with a direction to the Petitioner to approach the DCP, Bhubaneswar regarding the inaction of the IIC, Bharatpur; the DCP, Bhubaneswar to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law if such a move is made. The original prayer for a direction to Opposite Party Nos.1 to 3 to take action on the FIR was not granted as such. ¶18

Srikant Kumar Dash Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether this Court should direct Opposite Party Nos.1 to 3, particularly Opposite Party No.3, to take immediate action on the basis of the FIR registered in connection with Bharatpur P.S. Case No.787 of 2024. +1 more

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Court's answer

The Petitioner is directed to approach the DCP, Bhubaneswar regarding the inaction of the IIC, Bharatpur; in the event any such move is made before the DCP, the DCP, Bhubaneswar, shall do well to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

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Ratio / Principle

From the case record and Annexure-2, subsequent to registration of the FIR the I.O. concerned called the Petitioner on various occasions to comply with requirements necessary for the investigation and the Petitioner complied; however, due to the inaction of the IIC, the Petitioner has not approached the DCP, Bhubaneswar.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Orissa High Court (Cuttack), CRLMP No. 1460 of 2025 (order dated 01.12.2025, Chittaranjan Dash, J.): Petitioner sought a Court direction to Opposite Party Nos.1 to 3, particularly No.3, to take immediate action on the FIR in Bharatpur P.S. Case No.787 of 2024, registered on 02.12.2024, alleging no progress in the investigation. Observing from the case record and Annexure-2 that the I.O. had called the Petitioner on various occasions (which he complied with) but that, due to inaction of the IIC, the Petitioner had not approached the DCP, Bhubaneswar, the Court disposed of the CRLMP directing the Petitioner to approach the DCP, Bhubaneswar regarding the IIC's inaction, with the DCP to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law upon any such move.

Srikant Kumar Dash v. State of Odisha

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