Siddhartha Prasad Mishra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Direction to register FIR; duty of police to register case disclosing cognizable offence; non-registration of FIR; Baranga Police Station, Cuttack; complaint dated 11/12.11.2025; cash payment Rs.12,60,000 for land purchase; demand of Rs.2,50,000 for sale deed execution; representation to DCP Cuttack dated 14.12.2025; alternative remedy; Sudhir Bhaskarrao Vs. Hemant Yashwant Dhage (2016) 6 Supreme Court Cases 277; CRLMP Orissa High Court; Savitri Ratho.
What did the court decide?
CRLMP disposed of with the observation that if a complaint discloses commission of any cognizable offence, it is the duty of the police to register a case; since no case had been registered, the petitioner was left free to avail the alternative remedy indicated in Sudhir Bhaskarrao Vs. Hemant Yashwant Dhage, (2016) 6 Supreme Court Cases 277; urgent certified copy to issue as per Rules.