CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31:

1. Since the issues raised in all the CRLMCs referred to above involve common questions of fact and law, they were heard analogously and are being disposed of by this common judgment. For the sake of convenience and effective adjudication, CRLMC No.2031 of 2025 is treated as the lead case.

2. The present CRLMC petitions arise out of FIR No.04 of 2024 dated 20.01.2024 registered at Cyber Crime and Economic Offences Police Station, Bolangir, alleging commission of offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978, on the basis of intelligence ...