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, submitted that the Bank has received a Requisition from the Respondent No.2 for marking lien on the account of the Petitioner mentioned in the Writ Petition, in which the transaction amount is stated as Rs.40,000/- and the disputed amount is stated as Rs.12,000/-. I take the disputed amount of Rs.12,000/- as the lien marked amount for the purpose of this Writ Petition.

3. The issue is covered by the decisions of this Court in Dr. Sajeer v. Reserve Bank of India [ 2024 (1) KLT 826 ],