IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN FRIDAY, THE 9^TH DAY OF AUGUST 2024 / 18TH SRAVANA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 27190 OF 2024 PETITIONER/S:

NEERAJ S.

AGED 28 YEARS S/O. SURESH KUMAR, KIZHIYAPAT HOUSE, P.O.

KANIYARKODE, THIRUVILWAMALA, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680594 BY ADVS.

P.JAYARAM O.M.RAVI P.B.AJOY ATHUL G.T.

RESPONDENT/S:

1 THE SOUTH INDIAN BANK THIRUVILWAMALA BRANCH, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, RK BUILDING, P.O. THIRUVILWAMALA, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680588

2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, AHMEDABAD CITY CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION, CBCID GUJARAT POLICE, P.O. AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, EMAIL:

PI_CYBERCRIME_AHD@GUJARAT.GOV.IN, PIN -

380001 BY ADVS.

VIDYA GANGADHARAN(K/000424/2020)

JERIN GEORGE(K/863/2023)

SRI. SUNIL SHANKER FOR SIB.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09.08.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is aggrieved by the sudden freezing of his account by the bank based on requisitions/intimation received from the police. The police in turn has acted on the basis of Cyber Crime Incident Reports filed by persons subjected to online financial fraud/UPI fraud.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner s