- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:18043 WP No. 2798 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 2798 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: G.GAGAN AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS S/O GIREESH K., NO.2300, 2ND CROSS VINAYAKA NAGARA 6TH MAIN, MYSURU KARNATAKA – 570 012. …PETITIONER (BY SRI M.H.SUDHIR KUMAR MUROLLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. IDFC FIRST BANK REPRESENTED BY MYSURU BRANCH MANAGER 1ST BLOCK, JAYALAKSHMIPURAM KALIDAS ROAD DEVARAJA MOHALLA MYSURU, KARNATAKA – 570 002. 2. MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY NORTH BLOCK, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI – 110 001, INDIA. Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:18043 WP No. 2798 of 2025 3. STATE OF TELANGANA REPRESENTED BY GHATKESAR POLICE STATION MEDCHAL, TELANGANA – 501 301. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VENKATANARAYAN, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE IDFC FIRST BANK TO MARK THE DISPUTED AMOUNT OF 23,000 UNDER LIEN AND IMMEDIATELY DEFREEZE THE REMAINING BALANCE OF 10,98,176 IN THE PETITIONER ACCOUNT (ACCOUNT NUMBER 10106232053) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking defreezement of the account held by the petitioner with the 1st respondent Bank. 2. Heard Sri M H Sudhir Kumar Murolli, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and Sri Venkatanarayan, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:18043 WP No. 2798 of 2025 3. Petitioner is an account holder with the 1st respondent Bank. Owing to certain suspicious transactions or amount coming into the account of the petitioner, the cyber portal of the State of Telangana appears to have sent communications to all the accounts to which the suspected amount has been transferred, to freeze those accounts. The amount that is disputed in the case at hand is Rs.23,000/-, but the entire account of the petitioner has been frozen. 4. In the light of the admitted fact that disputed amount is Rs.23,000/-, I deem it appropriate to direct the 1st respondent Bank to mark a lien upon the said amount of Rs.23,000/- and permit normal operation of the account of the petitioner, as it was being operated prior to the date of freezement. After such marking of lien, the account of the petitioner shall be defrozen forthwith. Petition stands disposed accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 156