A bank's freezing of an account upon police requisition must adhere to statutory limits and not infringe on constitutional rights.

JUDGMENT

1.

The Petitioner has filed this Writ Petition challenging the debit 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.

2.

The learned Counsel for the Respondent/Bank, after getting instructions from the Bank, confirmed that there is only a debit freeze for an amount of Rs.750/- in the account of the Petitioner mentioned in the Writ Petition at the requisition of the Respondent No.4.

3.

Since the frozen amount involved is only Rs.750/-, I dispose of this Writ Petition directing the Bank to permit the Petitioner to operate his account forthwith, confining the debit freeze to Rs.750/-, and making it clear that this judgment will not stand in the way of the Bank effecting debit freezing/lien based on the requisitions communicated in the future, and in such case, the Petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same.

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M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM JUDGE sms APPENDIX OF WP(C) NO. 48716 OF 2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit-P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REQUISITION CONTAINING TRANSACTION AMOUNT ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT BANK TO THE PETITIONER.