Orissa High Court
WPCRL/137/2025 of SABITA SAHOO Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 22 June 2026
of 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WPCRL No.137 of 2025 Sabita Sahoo … Petitioner None -Versus- State of Odisha and others … Opposite Parties Mr. Sanjay Rath, Additional Govt. Advocate CORAM: THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
WPCRL No.137 of 2025
Sabita Sahoo
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Petitioner
None
-Versus-
State of Odisha and others
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Opposite Parties
Mr. Sanjay Rath, Additional Govt. Advocate
CORAM:
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN
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ORDER
22.06.2026
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1. None appears in support of the writ petition.
2. The instant writ petition in the nature of the habeas corpus is at the behest of the mother of the minor victim girl who is allegedly kidnapped by the accused person and kept in wrongful detention and, therefore, the police may be directed to produce the said victim girl before this Court.
3. It is submitted by the learned Additional Government Advocate that after an extensive raids, the minor victim girl has been rescued from the clutches of the accused person and was produced before the Child Welfare Committee, Balasore. By an order of the CWC, she is kept in a One Stop Center, Balasore and is staying there. The case has been registered against the accused persons and appropriate steps have been taken against them. It is further submitted that no leniency can be shown to the accused person who have allegedly committed an offence and all the procedures provided under the act shall be taken by the police administration.
4. In view of the facts that the girl has been rescued and put in a safe home, there is no justification in keeping the instant writ petition pending.
5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
(Harish Tandon) Chief Justice
(M.S. Raman) Judge
Aswini Digitally Signed Signed by: ASWINI KUMAR SETHY Designation: PERSONAL ASSISTANT (SECY I/C) Reason: Authentication Location: ORISSA HIGH COURT, CUTTACK Date: 23-Jun-2026 18:34:13 Signature Not Verified