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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT

JODHPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2053/2026

Phool Singh Mina S/o Man Singh Mina, Aged About 24 Years, R/o

Laxminath Ji Ka Mandir, Vpo Chawandia, Tehsil- Jamwaramgarh,

District- Jaipur, Pin-303301

----Petitioner

Versus

1. State Bank Of India, Through Its Branch Manager At

Bassi, District Jaipur Rural, Rajasthan.

2. State Of Rajasthan, Through Director General Of Police,

Police Directorate, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

3. National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, Represented By

Its Director, National Highway-8, Mahalipur, New Delhi,

Pin 110037.

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vikram Nimbark

Mr. Harsh Gupta

For Respondent(s) : --

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL BENIWAL

Order

30/01/2026

1. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution

of India has been filed by the petitioner seeking the following

reliefs:-

“It is therefore most respectfully prayed

that this writ petition may kindly be

allowed and by an appropriate writ, order

or direction: -

1. The respondents may be directed to

complete the investigation from the

petitioner (if any) and allow the petitioner

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to operate his bank account on provisional

basis without any interruption.

2. The petitioner is holding a Account No.:

61288188284, IFSC Code: SBIN0031039,

Customer Name: PHOOL SINGH MINA Is in

The Respondent the State Bank Of India,

Bassi, District-Jaipur Rural Branch. Kindly

direct the respondents to unfreeze account

and remove the debit freeze.

3. Kindly allow the petitioner to operate his

account and use his own amount deposited

in the bank.

4. Any other appropriate order which this

Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the

facts and circumstances of the case, may

also kindly be passed in favour of the

petitioner.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a Co-ordinate

Bench of this Court while dealing with similar controversy has

passed order dated 25.11.2025 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition

No.22577/2025 (Sita Ram vs. Bank of Baroda and Ors.). He

prays that the present writ petition may also be disposed of in the

same terms as the said writ petition.

3. In view of the submissions made above, the present writ

petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Bank to

keep the disputed amount (the amount which was transferred

illegally in the bank account of the petitioner) frozen and allow the

petitioner to make transactions from his bank account from the

remaining balance.

4. It is further made clear that in case, the respondent – Bank

has not received the information regarding the exact figure of the

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disputed amount, which the Investigating Officer/Police alleges to

be receipt(s) of the offence, the bank shall send a communication

to the concerned Investigating Officer/Police, to indicate the

amount to be earmarked for lien, while endorsing a copy of the

instant order.

5. Upon receipt of such communication/letter, the concerned

Investigating Officer/Police shall be under an obligation to apprise

the respondent - Bank about the amount to be kept in lien, within

a period of seven days of receiving the communication from the

respondent - Bank. The respondent – Bank shall thereafter do the

needful as directed herein above. It is further made clear that in

case, the respondent-Bank does not receive any reply from the

concerned Investigating Officer/Police within the stipulated period,

then it shall de-freeze the bank account of petitioner.

6. Stay petition as well as all pending applications, if any, stand

disposed of.

(SUNIL BENIWAL),J

20-Ashutosh/-

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