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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:33585-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 39714 of 2024 Petitioner :- Sanjay Kumar Maurya Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Gorakh Nath Mourya Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Satish Chaturvedi Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Donadi Ramesh,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the action of the respondent-bank in seizing his Saving Bank Account No. 30027322297, State Bank of India, Branch Telierganj, Prayagraj. It is asserted that no details are being furnished as to why petitioner's account has been frozen.
3. Learned counsel for the Bank has produced a letter, from the office of the Director General of Police, Gujarat stating that there is a complaint before the cyber cell with regard to involvement of the petitioner's account, on account of which the account itself has been frozen. Communication of the Office of DGP, Gujarat has also been produced which requires any person making claim of such account to lodge an online complaint on the specified website.
4. Learned counsel for the Bank states that in the event petitioner lodges a complaint before the office concerned, it is expected that appropriate action would be taken. Copy of the communication of the office of Director General of Police, Gujarat dated 09.05.2023 has been furnished to the counsel for the petitioner, today in Court.
5. In that view of the matter, we permit the petitioner to lodge an online complaint on the specified portal furnishing details as are required in the communication letter dated 09.05.2023, which shall be accorded consideration, expeditiously and in accordance with law.
6. With the aforesaid direction, this petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 A Gautam Digitally signed by :- ADITYA GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad