G. SATAPATHY
Madanmohan Swain – Appellant
Versus
Superintendent of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation – Respondent
JUDGMENT
G. Satapathy, J.—The petitioners by way of this Criminal Misc. Petition has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India praying to direct OP No.1 to register the written complaint of the petitioners as an FIR or in the alternative to direct other agencies to conduct due and proper investigation under monitoring of this Court or to transfer the investigation of the registered FIR to OP No.1-cum-Central Bureau of Investigation or Economic Offence Wings of Odisha or to any other appropriate independent agency.
2. The short facts involved in this case are on 27.08.2020 the petitioner No.1 who is aged about 64 years had been to the State Bank of India, Industrial Estate Branch, Palasuni for redemption of his SBI Mutual Fund for a sum of Rs.20,00,000/-, but soon after receipt of his application by the Branch Manager, he received a call from Phone No. 7978379071 suggesting him to hold the Mutual Fund by not redeeming the bond till March, 2021. However, on 04.04.2021, the petitioner called in the number and requested for redemption, but on being asked, on 05.04.2021 he met the Branch Manager who introduced to one Subrat Kumar Mohanty to hel
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