Location: ORISSA HIGH COURT, CUTTACK Date: 22-Apr-2026 16:22:28 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK A.F.R.

CRLMC No.3072 of 2025 (A petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.)

Sambhu Nath …. Petitioner(s)

-versus-

Soumya Enterprises, represented by …. Opposite Party(s)

its managing partner Manas Ranjan Jena, Keonjhar & Anr.

Advocates appeared in the case throughHybrid Mode:

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Amlan Mohanty, Adv. For Opposite Party(s) : Mr. Subash Chandra Jena, Adv.

Mr. S.K. Jena, Adv.

Mr. S. Satapathy, Adv.

Mr. S. Sahoo, Adv.

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI DATE OF HEARING:-05.03.2026 DATE OF JUDGMENT:-31.03.2026 Dr. SanjeebK Panigrahi, J.

1. The petitioner in the present petition challenges the order dated 15.05.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Champua in Criminal Revision Case No. 03 of 2024, whereby the order dated 20.01.2024 passed by the learned J.M.F.C., Barbil in I.C.C. Case No. 21 of 2020 was affirmed.

I. FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE CASE

2. The brief facts of the caseare asfollows:

Location: ORISSA HIGH COURT,

CUTTACK Date: 22-Apr-2026 16:22:28 i. The petitioner/complainant had advanced a friendly loan of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees F