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Orissa High CourtCRLMP/2075/2022disposed off

Arun Kumar Das v. State Of Odisha

2022-10-20Mr. Justice Biswajit Mohanty2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

CRLMP No.2075 of 2022 Arun Kumar Das ....

Petitioner Mr. B.M. Sarangi, Advocate -versusState of Odisha & others ....

Opposite Parties Mr. D.K. Mohanty, Additional Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE BISWAJIT MOHANTY Order No.

ORDER

20.10.2022 01.

1.

Heard Mr. B.M. Sarangi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.

D.K.

Mohanty, learned Additional Standing Counsel.

2.

According to Mr. Sarangi, the petitioner is aggrieved by the non-registration of his complaints dated 09.10.2022 under Annexure-1 as F.I.R. by the I.I.C., Badachana Police Station (Opposite Party No.3) though the same reveals commission of cognizable offences. When nothing was done he sent a copy of the same to the said Opposite Party through Speed Post on 09.10.2022. But all to no avail. During course of hearing, he submits that liberty may be granted to the petitioner to file a grievance petition before the Superintendent of Police, Jajpur (Opposite Party No.2) and further prays that the said Opposite Party be directed to take a decision on such motion within a specific time period. 3.

Considering the submissions made and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court grants liberty to

the petitioner to approach the Superintendent of Police, Jajpur (Opposite Party No.2) by filing a grievance petition along with a certified copy of this order through Registered Post within a period of two weeks. In the event, such grievance petition is filed before the Opposite Party No.2, the said Opposite Party is directed to take a decision on the same in accordance with law keeping in the mind the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P. & Others reported in AIR 2014 SC 187 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of such grievance petition and communicate the results of such exercise to the petitioner.

4.

The CRLMP is accordingly disposed of.

5.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. Balaram (Biswajit Mohanty) Judge