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[2025:RJ-JP:27563] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8152/2025 M/s Shriram Enterprises, Through Proprietor Sanjay Kumar Sharma S/o Prabhu Dayal Sharma, R/o Ward No. 1, Nani Tehsil, District Sikar, Rajasthan. ----Petitioner Versus
1. Rbi Regional Head, Regional Office Rambagh Circle, Tonk Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 2. Branch Manager, Idfc First Bank, Branch Ground Floor, Okain Plaza, Plot No. 319-A, Jaipur Road, Devipura, Sikar, Rajasthan. 3. Superintendent Of Police, Cyber Crime, Uttar Pradesh. 4. Deputy Superintendent Of Police, Cyber Crime, Gujarat. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Surya Prakash For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vishal Nair for Mr.Saransh Ghiya JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 23/07/2025
1. The instant writ petition has been preferred with the following prayer:
“(a) That the respondents are directed to resume or re-activate the current bank A/C No. 10209374895 by which the petitioner is entitled to operate this bank account. (b) Any other further order which this Hon’ble Court may think fit according to facts and situation of the case may also be passed in favour of the petitioner.”
2. By way of filing this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking directions against the respondent-Bank for defreezing his current bank account No. 10209374895 in the IDFC First Bank. [2025:RJ-JP:27563] (2 of 3) [CW-8152/2025]
3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no concerned whatsoever with any cyber crime committed by anyone, even then his entire account has been freezed. Counsel submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to cooperate in the investigation as and when required. 4. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent-Bank opposes the arguments raised by learned counsel for the petitioner and submits that on instructions from the concerned Police Station, the bank account of the petitioner has been seized, therefore under these circumstances, the petitioner cannot be allowed to operate his bank account and the writ petition is liable to be rejected. 5. Considering the submissions made by counsel for the respective parties, the instant writ petition stands disposed of with directions to the respondent-Bank to defreeze the bank account of the petitioner bearing No.10209374895 in IDFC First Bank, Ground Floor, Ocean Plaza, Devipura, Sikar and he may be allowed to operate and make transactions from the said bank accounts. The respondents are further directed to freeze the disputed amount i.e. Rs.44,000/- which is allegedly involved in the fraudulent transaction. 6.
It is made clear that the petitioner will co-operate with Bank authorities and investigating agency and will appear before them as and when required. 7. This Court also observes that the petitioner shall not close or discontinue the aforesaid account till the investigating agency and Bank authorities permit him to do so. 8. It is further ordered that after investigation, if the involvement of the petitioner is found in any illegal transaction, he
[2025:RJ-JP:27563] (3 of 3) [CW-8152/2025] shall be liable to pay amount involved in the aforesaid illegal transaction and will face inquiry/investigation as per law. 9. It is further ordered that the respondent-Bank shall be at liberty to transfer the amount to the original account from which it was credited to petitioner’s account. 10. The stay application and all pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Ashu/65