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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI

WRIT PETITION NO.105112 OF 2024 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

SIDDESHWARA S/O. SHIVARAYAPPA YELLAPUR,

AGE. 61 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED,

R/O. E-8, VENKATESH KRUPA APARTMENT,

NEAR R B PATIL NURSING HOME,

VIDYANAGAR, HUBBALLI-580021.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. RAVIRAJ C.PATIL, ADVOCATE AND

SRI. SHRIPRASAD JOSHI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE BRANCH HEAD,

HDFC BANK LTD.,

KASTURBA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001.

Digitally signed by

YASHA VANT

NARAYANKAR

Location: HIGH 2. THE BRANCH HEAD,

COURT OF

ICICI BANK LTD.,

KARNATAKA

DAM ROAD BRANCH,

OPPOSITE K.E.B, HOSPETE-583203.

3. THE POLICE INSPECTOR,

CEN CRIME POLICE STATION,

HUBBALLI-DHARWAD CITY,

DISTRICT-DHARWAD.

4. THE INSPECTOR IN CHARGE,

CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION,

CHANDAN NAGAR POLICE COMMISSIONERATE,

HOOGLY, WEST BENGAL-712101.

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5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER,

DELHI ROHINI CYBER POLICE STATION,

SECTOR – 17, POCKET NO.03,

ROHINI, NEW DELHI-110089.

6. THE POLICE INSPECTOR,

GAUTAM BUDH NAGAR,

CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION,

SECTOR – 6, SERVICE ROAD, B-BLOCK,

NOIDA UTTAR PRADESH – 201301.

ALSO AT:

S.P. CITY OFFICE,

CYBER CRIME CELL, GAUTAM BUDH NAGAR,

110A, B BLOCK, SECTOR-6, NOIDA U.P., 201301.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. SACHIN C.ANGADI, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

SRI. PRASHANT S.HOSMANI, ADVOCATE FOR R2;

SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, ADDL. GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR R3;

SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R4;

NOTICE TO R5 AND R6 ARE SERVED)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO I. ISSUE A WRIT

OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.01 AND 02

TO DEFREEZE THE ACCOUNTS OF THE PETITIONER WITH THE

RESPONDENT NO.1 BEARING A/C NO.00091300007702 AND

RESPONDENT NO.02 BANK BEARING A/C NO.481001500010

AND RELEASE THE AMOUNT TO THE PETITIONER. II. ISSUE A

WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENT NO.04 TO 06 TO

DEFREEZE THE ACCOUNT OF THE PETITIONER WITH THE

RESPONDENT NO.01 BEARING A/C NO.00091300007702 AND

RESPONDENT NO.02 BANK BEARING A/C NO.481001500010. III.

ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENT NO.04 TO

06 NOT TO FREEZE, BLOCK, ATTACH, ETC, THE ACCOUNT OF

THE PETITIONER WITH THE RESPONDENT NO.01 BEARING A/C

NO.00091300007702 AND RESPONDENT NO.02 BANK BEARING

A/C NO.481001500010 IN THE FUTURE. IV. GRANT ANY OTHER

RELIEFS DEEMED FIT BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN THE

INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUIY.

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THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR FUTHER HEARING,

THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI

ORAL ORDER

The present writ petition is filed seeking the following

prayers:

i. Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the

Respondents No.01 and 02 to defreeze the

accounts of the Petitioner with the Respondent

No.1 bearing A/C No.00091300007702 and

Respondent No.02 bank bearing A/C

No.481001500010 and release the amount to

the petitioner.

ii. Issue a Writ of Mandamus to the Respondent

No.04 to 06 to defreeze the account of the

petitioner with the Respondent No.01 bearing

A/C No.00091300007702 and Respondent

No.02 bank bearing A/C No.481001500010.

iii. Issue a Writ of Mandamus to the Respondent

No.04 to 06 not to freeze, block, attach, etc, the

account of the petitioner with the Respondent

No.01 bearing A/C No.00091300007702 and

Respondent No.02 bank bearing A/C

No.481001500010 in the future.

iv. Grant any other reliefs deemed fit by this

Hon’ble Court in the interest of justice and

equity.

2. The facts of the case are that the petitioner is a

retired bank employee and he is having bank accounts in the

respondent No.1 and 2/banks. He is a victim of the online fraud

and has lost all his retirement monetary benefits along with his

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previous earnings through an online scam under the pretext of

online trading. He lost an amount to the tune of ₹73,61,000/-. In

this regard, the he made a complaint and the same was

registere