[2026:RJ-JD:8119]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3293/2026 Vikas Kumar S/o Shri Chhotu Ram, Aged About 24 Years, Resident Of 50 Pipe Line Road, Sunkatkatte Magadi Road Vishwaneedam Bengaluru, Karnataka India, At Present Resident Of 013, Jambheshawar Temple, Indra Colony, Phalodi, District Phalodi, Raj. ----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary, Department Of Finance, Jaipur Rajasthan.

2. The HDFC Bank, Through Its Managing Director And General Manager, Head Office, HDFC Bank Limited, 4Th Floor HDFC House Ht Parekh Marg 165-166 Backbay Reclamation Churchgate Mumbai, Maharashtra.

3. The HDFC Bank, Through Branch Manager, Dr. Rajkumar Road, HDFC Bank Ltd. No. 542, 19A Ground Floor 1St Main Road, Nd Stage, Dr. Rajkumar Road Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sunil Dhaka For Respondent(s) : --

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order

12/02/2026

1. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner seeking the following reliefs:-

“i. It is, therefore most humbly and respectfully prayed that in the light of the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, it is therefore most respectfully and humbly prayed that by an appropriate writ order or direction:

ii. The act of the respondent by which they have freezed the bank account no. 50100838140656 in HDFC Bank at branch Dr Rajkumar Road Bengaluru Karnataka of the petitioner May be quashed and set aside and respondent Bank may be directed to defreeze the bank account of the petitioner and permit him to operate the bank account.

iii. By an appropriate writ, order or direction, the respondents may kindly be directed to pay the 10% interest per annum on the amount in petitioner's account which has been put on freeze from the date of the freeze till the date of release.

iv. Any other appropriate order or direction which this Hon'ble Court deems just and proper in the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case may be passed in favour of the petitioners.”

2. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it just and proper to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the HDFC Bank (Respondents No.2 & 3) 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. It is further made clear that in case, the respondent-Bank does not receive any reply from the concerned Investigating Officer/Police, then it shall be duty bound to act in accordance with the instant order.

6. Stay petition as well as all pending application, if any, stand disposed of.

(KULDEEP MATHUR),J

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