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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
CHITTARANJAN DASH
Saubhagya Kumar Muduli – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. court proceedings initiated by petitioners (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. background of financial fraud by petitioners (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. arguments regarding duplicity of firs (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. analysis of fir maintainability principles (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 5. clarification on registration of second fir (Para 11 , 12) |
| 6. justification for a second fir based on new evidence (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 7. need for fair trial and legal integrity (Para 17) |
| 8. petitions dismissed for lack of merit (Para 18) |
JUDGMENT :
Chittaranjan Dash, J.
1. Heard learned counsels for both the parties.
2. By means of these applications, the Petitioners have assailed the order dated 27.06.2017, whereby the learned J.M.F.C., Jajpur Road took cognizance of the offences in connection with the charge-sheet submitted pursuant to Kalinga Nagar P.S. Case No.29 of 2017. The Petitioners in both the applications are the accused persons in I.C.C. Case No.36 of 2017 pending before the learned J.M.F.C., Jajpur Road.
3. Since both CRLMC No.114 of 2022 and CRLMC No.501 of 2022 arise out of the same proceeding and involve common questions of fact and law, they were heard analogously and are being disposed of together by this common order.
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