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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 28070

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM, J
FRANCHISE INDIA BRANDS LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE CYBER POLICE HEAD QUARTERS – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.V.SETHUNATH,SHRI.THOMAS ABRAHAM (K/1051/2010),SHRI.SREEGANESH U.,SHRI.LAKSHMINARAYAN.R,SHRI.GAUTHAM KRISHNAN K.G.
For the Respondents: SHRI.LAL K.JOSEPH,SHRI.P.MURALEEDHARAN (THURAVOOR),SMT.T.A.LUXY,SHRI.SURESH SUKUMAR,SRI.ANZIL SALIM,SHRI.SANJAY SELLEN,SRI. TONY AUGUSTINE - GP

Table of Content
1. challenge to unauthorized bank account freeze lien. (Para 1)
2. bank lien details and order validity arguments. (Para 2 , 3)
3. deprecate no-notice fund transfers by banks. (Para 4)
4. limited lien, sop compliance, challenge liberty. (Para 5)

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 6th day of April, 2026 The Petitioner has filed this Writ Petition challenging the

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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.

The learned Counsel for the Respondent/Bank, after

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getting instructions from the Bank, confirmed that the Bank has received the Requisition from the Respondent No.5 for an amount of Rs.1,47,500/- for marking lien in the account of the Petitioner mentioned in the Writ Petition; that on rec

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