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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE

WRIT PETITION NO.39738 OF 2018 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

MR. PRAFUL CHANDRA S SALOT

S/O. MR. SOWBHAGYACHANDRA C. SALOT,

AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,

PRESENTLY RESIDING AT

NO.12/1, RESERVOIR ROAD,

NEAR CANARA BANK, KUMARA PARK WEST,

SHESHADRIPURAM,

BANGALORE-560 020.

… PETITIONER

(By Mr. DILRAJ ROHIT SEQUEIRA, ADV.)

AND:

1. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE

BANASHANKARI POLICE STATION,

BANASHANKARI,

BANGALORE-560 085.

2. THE CANARA BANK

REPRESENTED BY BRANCH MANAGER,

NO.63, RAILWAY PARALLEL ROAD,

K.P. WEST, BANGALORE-560 020.

… RESPONDENTS

(By Mr. Y D HARSHA AGA FOR R1

R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

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This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the

Constitution of India, praying to issue direction to defreez the

savings

bank

account

of

the

petitioner

bearing

No.0422101027318, of the with Canara Bank, K.P. West Branch,

Bangalore – 560020 produced at Annexure-A, as it is illegal and

unconstitutional; and etc.

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This Petition coming on for Preliminary Hearing in ‘B’ group

this day, the Court made the following:-

ORDER

Sri.Dilraj Rohit Sequeira, learned counsel for the

petitioner.

Sri.Y.D.Harsha, learned Additional Government

Advocate for the respondent No.1.

2. In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the

following reliefs:

“a. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other

writ, order or direction to defreez the

savings bank account of the petitioner

bearing No.0422101027318, of the with

CANARA Bank, K.P.West Branch, Bengaluru

– 560 020, produced at Annexure-A, as it is

illegal and unconstitutional;

b. Direct the respondents to pay the cost of

this petition and

c.

Grant such other and further relief/reliefs

as this Honourable Court feels just and

reasonable in the facts and circumstances

of the case.”

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2. When the matter was taken up today, learned

Additional Government Advocate submitted that the

controversy involved in the instant writ petition is

squarely covered by an order of this Court dated

14.06.2018 passed in W.P.No.14816/2018 (GM-

RES) in the case of SRI.GNANESH BYRAPPA Vs. THE

STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS.

3. In view of the aforesaid submission and for the

reasons assigned in the aforesaid order, the writ petition

is disposed of with a direction that in case the petitioner

furnishes a bond before the Principal District and

Sessions Judge, Bengaluru in Crime No.73 of 2018, in

respect of the amount invested by him, the learned trial

Judge shall issue directions to de-freeze the account as

ordered hereinabove. Ordered accordingly.

Sd/-

JUDGE

RV