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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5047/2026

Laxman Ram Meghawal S/o Sunda Ram Mehghawal, Aged About 32 Years, Resident At Meghwalo Ka Mohalla, Chhoti Khatu, Khatu

Khurd, Nagaur, Rajasthan.

----Petitioner Versus

1. Slice Small Finance Bank Limited, Through Its Branch Manager, Ground Floor, Ashford Park View, Indiqube, 80 Feet Rd, 3Rd Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka -

560034

2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Through Regional Manager, Reserve Bank Of India, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Harendra Kumar Mr. Prashanjeet Gaur

For Respondent(s) : Ms. Shreya Dewaki, through V.C.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order

24/03/2026

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, humbly prayed that the present Writ Petition may kindly be allowed and by an appropriate,

order or direction-

I. Issue a writ of mandamus or any appropriate writ, order, or direction directing the respondent bank to immediately defreeze the petitioner's Account No. 033325222353222 Maintained with Slice Small Finance Bank Limited. Branch Koramangala District

Bengaluru, (Annexure-2)

II. By an appropriate writ, order, or direction, the respondent may kindly be directed to not freeze the bank account of the petitioner in the future without

prior notice.

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III. Quash and set aside any internal or external communication purporting to freeze the said account

as illegal, void and without jurisdiction;

IV. Any other order or direction which this Hon'ble Court deems just and proper may kindly be passed in

favour of the petitioner.

V. Cost of the writ petition may kindly be awarded to the petitioner.”

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 Slice Small Finance Bank Limited (Respondent No.1) 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

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with the instant order.

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

disposed of.

(KULDEEP MATHUR),J

7-Dinesh/-

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