Order

11/07/2025

1. The petitioner has approached this Court with a grievance that in spite of the fact that he has not been found involved in fraudulent transactions; any illegal activities or a Cyber crime, the respondent-Bank has frozen his bank account without any intimation/prior notice.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner at this juncture prayed that the issue as to whether the Investigating Agency can freeze the account and stop all the debit transactions in petitioner’s bank account, without there being any direct nexus with the offence or the offender, can be decided at later point of time; however, a direction be issued to respondent-bank to allow the petitioner to operate his bank account, may be with a stipulation that the Bank would keep a lien over the disputed amount or the amount which is alleged to be receipt(s) of offence.

3. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering that the petitioner is not directly involved in the fraudulent transaction or with cyber fraudster, this Court is of the view that simply because in one form or other, the amount has been transferred to petitioner’s bank account, consequent to bonafide business transactions, freez