1. This Criminal Original Petition is filed seeking to direct the respondent police to defreeze the bank accounts of the petitioner, viz., SB/01/2655, SB/01/2806, SB/01/2740, CBCA 01/342, CBCA/01/349, CBCA/01/350, CBCA/01/353 and SB/01/2518, in exercise of the inherent powers under S. 482, Cr.P.C.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to by their name.

3. On the complaint lodged by one Sree Vidhya (intervener), the respondent police registered a case in Crime No. 180/2016 on 13.07.2016 under Section 420 read with Section 34 IPC against one Rakesh Sheth, his wife Roshini P. Sheth and Premsai Chundur. The allegation in the FIR against them is as under:

4. Sree Vidhya is a small time entrepreneur and she got introduced to Roshni P. Sheth in the year 2005, in connection with some interior design work, which she wanted to do in her newly purchased flat. Thereafter, Sree Vidhya also got to know Roshni P. Sheth's husband Rakesh P. Sheth. It is alleged by Sree Vidhya that she wanted to purchase a property and so, she approached Rakesh P. Sheth to construct a residential house in the property to be purchased. Admittedly, Sree Vidhya and Karismaa Foundations Pvt. Ltd.