IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL Date: 11-03-2026 Between:

M/s. The Bottle Restaurant and Bar, Rep. by its Proprietor, Mr. Kandibanda Sridhar, Nayakan Gudem, Khammam city & District.

...petitioner AND The Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary (Home), Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi and 4 others.

...respondents

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief/s:-

“...........to declare the action of the Respondent No.3 in issuing order to the Respondent No.5 to freeze and hold the bank account of the Petitioner bearing A/c No. 1745333675 of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Gandhi Chowk Branch, Khammam City and District, allegedly in relation to an investigation into a Crime to which the Petitioner is neither connected nor concerned with, and without any notice to the petitioner and without there being any FIR in the name of the Petitioner, and not reporting forthwith to the Jurisdictional Magistrate and not considering the Representation made by the Petitioner dt.06/02/2026, as illegal and arbitrary and violative of the principles of natural justice and Ar