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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3874/2026 Anil Kumar S/o Rajendra Kumar, Aged About 29 Years, Kankariya, Nagaur, Rajasthan - 341508.

----Petitioner Versus

1. Union Of India, Through Ministry Of Home Affairs, Through Secretary, Address North Block, Secretariat, Raisina Hill, New Delhi 110001

2. Induslnd Bank, Through Its Regional Nodal Officer, Address-Plot No. C-212 And 213, Solitaire Building, Gautam Marg, Vaishali Nagar, Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur

302020.

3. Inspector Of Police, Police Station Achanpudur, District -Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, Pin Code 627811.

----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhiuday Karan Barwar with Mr. Priyansha Barwar For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rakesh Choudhary Ms. Neha Sharma with Ms. Harshita Singhal for Mr. Vineet Sharma HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUROOP SINGHI

Order

12/03/2026

1. The present writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:-

“It is therefore, respectfully prayed that your Lordships may graciously be pleased to accept and allow this writ petition by calling the entire record and after perusal of the same :-

(i) Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the Respondent Bank to immediately unfreeze the current account of the Petitioner bearing Account No. 159636720272, held with the IFSC Code INDB0000562, Address: lot no. C-212 & 213, Solitaire Building, Gautam Marg, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur-302020, Rajasthan.

(ii) Direct the Respondent Bank to provide written reasons for the freezing of the account and any communication received from Cyber Crime authorities, if any.

(iii) Declare that the action of the Respondent Bank is arbitrary, illegal, and violative of Articles 14, 19(1)

(g), and 300A of the Constitution of India.

(iv) Award costs of this petition in favour of the Petitioner.

(v) Pass such further or other orders as may be deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.

(vi) Any other appropriate order or direction which is deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstance by this Hon’ble Court may also be passed in favour of the petitioner’s committee.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has never misused the aforesaid bank account for the purpose of illegal transactions and has not committed any cyber crime and has no relation whatsoever to the alleged fraudulent transaction(s).

3. Learned counsel also submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the Investigating Agencies and will appear before the Bank Authorities and the Investigating Agencies as and when called upon.

4. Therefore, learned counsel prays that while the disputed amount which has been received in the petitioner's account may be frozen, the amount other than the disputed amount may kindly be allowed to be withdrawn and the petitioner may be allowed to operate and carry out the banking transactions from the said bank account.

5. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent – Bank submits that, as per the information received, the disputed amount credited in the petitioner’s bank account is Rs.1,000/- and the bank account of the petitioner has been frozen pursuant to a financial cyber fraud complaint.

6. Learned counsel for the respondent – Bank further submits that the petitioner may be directed not to discontinue the bank account until the investigation is completed or the criminal case is decided.

7. Learned counsel for the respondent – Union of India submits that as the petitioner is the beneficiary of an amount involved in a financial cyber fraud complaint and the investigation is undergoing, no interference is called for at this stage.

8. Learned counsel for the petitioner agrees with the submissions made by learned counsel for the respondent – Bank.

9. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

10. In view of the submissions so made, this Court is of the considered view that merely because a certain amount has been transferred to the petitione