IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLREV No.996 of 2025 Swapneswar Panigrahi @ Siba …. Petitioner Mr. J. Sahoo, Advocate -Versus-

State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Ms. B. Dash, ASC CORAM:

MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK

ORDER

18.12.2025 Order No.

01. 1. Heard Mr. Sahoo, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Dash, learned ASC for the State.

2. Instant revision is filed by the petitioner challenging the impugned order dated 17^th November, 2025 passed in connection with G.R. Case No.37 of 2023 by the learned Adhoc Additional District & Sessions Judge (FTSC) under POCSO Act, Berhampur, whereby, an application for fresh DNA report from another Forensic Laboratory as per Annexure-1 moved by him was declined.

3. It is submitted by Mr. Sahoo, learned counsel for the petitioner that the DNA report was received on record but with an opinion that the petitioner cannot be excluded as the biological father of the female baby of the victim, consequent upon which, an application i.e. Annexure-1 was pressed into service with a request to send DNA sample and to obtain report from a Forensic Laboratory but it has been rejected but such an exercise is necessary since the petitioner is claimed to be r