JUDGMENT :

S.K. SAHOO, J.

1. The appellant Ramesh Chandra Sahu has filed this criminal appeal under section 13 of the Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 2011 (hereafter ‘O.P.I.D. Act’) challenging the impugned order dated 24.01.2020 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Designated Court, OPID Act, Balasore in C.T. No.8(C) of 2016 in rejecting the petition filed by the appellant under section 239 of Cr.P.C. for discharge. The appellant has also challenged the order dated 01.11.2021 of the learned trial Court in framing charges against him for commission of offences under sections 420/468/465/294/506 of the Indian Penal Code, sections 4/5/6 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, 1978 and section 6 of the O.P.I.D. Act.

2. On the basis of the complaint petition filed by one Ashesh Kumar Parida before the learned S.D.J.M., Nilgiri, 1.C.C. Case No.124 of 2015 was registered and the said complaint petition was forwarded under section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. to the Inspector in-charge of Berhampur police station and accordingly, Berhampur P.S. Case No.56 of 2015 was registered under sections 420/468/465/294/506 of the Indian Pe