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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT

JODHPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2349/2026

Hemant Bohra S/o Jai Prakash Bohra, Aged About 26 Years,

Sunaron Ki Gali, Ward No. 12, Pokhran, Po Pokaran, District

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan 345021.

----Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Superintendent Of

Police, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

2. Hdfc Bank, Through Its Branch Manager, Branch Pokhran

Branch, Bhadri Complex, Phalsund Tiraha, Jodhpur Road,

Pokhran, Jaisalmer.

3. Station House Officer, Anekal, Bangalore, District

Bangalore, Rajasthan.

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Hemshankar Vyas

Mr. Virendra

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:-

“a. By an appropriate writ, order or direction,

the respondent may kindly be directed to un-

freeze the HDFC Bank account

no.50100692248212 of the petitioner.

b. By an appropriate writ, order or direction,

the respondent may kindly be restrained from

freezing the bank account of the petitioner in

future in connection with MHA complaint

acknowledgment no.

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31610240084313 as PS-Anekal, District-

BANGALORE, Karnataka.

c. By an appropriate writ, order or direction,

the respondent may kindly be directed to not

freeze the bank account of the petitioner in

future without prior notice.

d. Any other order or direction which this

Hon’ble Court deems just and proper may

kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner.

e. Cost of the writ petition may kindly be

awarded to 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

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.

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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

250-AbhishekK/-

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