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The Petitioner has filed this Writ Petition challenging the debit

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freezing/lien of his Bank account with the Respondent/Bank at the requisition of the Police Authorities. The case of the Petitioner is that the Petitioner is not an accused in the Crime registered by the Police authorities against some other persons, in which the requisition was made; that the Petitioner is in no way connected with the said Crime; and that the debit freezing/lien of the account is in violation of Sections 106 & 107 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 ( BNSS )

and Article 300A of the Constitution of India.

The learned Standing Counsel for the 1st Respondent/Bank, on

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instructions, submitted that the Bank has received a requisition from the Respondent No.2 for marking lien for an amount of Rs.11,000/-. Apart from that, the Bank has found some suspicious transactions in the account, and hence, the account is kept as a mule account. In such case, the Bank has to furnish the details of the suspicious transactions to the petitioner, and it is for the Petitioner to submit a necessary explanation for the suspicious transactions to the Bank to permit operation of the account from