By this writ-application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks to challenge the action on the part of the respondent no.2 in getting the personal savings bank account of the petitioner maintained with the ICICI Bank, Satellite Branch, Ahmedabad, bearing No.006701515904 freezed/attached under the provisions of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (for short, ‘PMLA’).

The facts giving rise to this application are as under :

A First Information Report being CR.I-17 of 2014 came to be registered with the Satellite Police Station, Ahmedabad, for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 420, 465, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The First Information Report was lodged by one Shri Sanjeevbhai Pravinchandra Shah against (1) Ms.Sejalben Gopalbhai Shah, (2) Shri Mit Gopalbhai Shah, (3) Shri Milan Dilipbhai Suthar, (4) Shri Hiren Dilipbhai Suthar, (5) Shri Kalpesh Dilipbhai Parmar, (6) Shri Ashokbhai Amarsingh Makwana and (7) Shri Tarang R.Dave.

Shri Mit Gopalbhai Shah (A-2) and Ms. Sejalben Gopalbhai Shah (A-1) are the son and daughter respectively of the petitioner herein.

One FIR was registered alleging cheating in the sale of the i