Preeti Ranjan Sahoo v. Nirupama Sahoo
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court; TRPCRL No.36 of 2026; transfer of criminal proceeding; Section 447 BNSS 2023 transfer application; Section 144(1) BNSS 2023 maintenance petition; Section 145 BNSS territorial jurisdiction — venue where wife resides; wife's address at Kendrapara; husband resides Nimapara Bazar, district Puri; Family Court, Kendrapara; proposed transferee Family Court, Cuttack; monthly maintenance Rs.40,000/- wife and Rs.15,000/- minor son (claimed); ICT facilities / virtual court / virtual hearing referral to court in seisin; transfer prayer rejected; petition disposed of; single Bench of Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo, J.; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
No transfer ordered; the petitioner may move the Family Court, Kendrapara for ICT/virtual-hearing facilities, and if such a prayer is made that Court shall pass orders in accordance with law extending ICT facilities, if available, to either of the parties.