APHC010255682025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADE AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRUUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5474 OF 2025 Between: Chivukula Venkata Anil, S/o.C.V.Krishna Rao, aged about 38 years R/o.Flat No.101, Chakri Heights, Pragathi Nagar, Nizampet, Hyderabad Telangana. Petitioner/Petitioner/AccusedNo.6 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, at Amaravathi. ...Respondent Police Station, 2. The Station Vishakhapatnam City. House Officer, Cyber Crime ...Respondent/Respondent Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C read with Section 457 of BNSS |)raying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent No.2 to de-freeze the 3 bank accounts of the petitioner ie., (1) Savings Bank A/c No.92301001614l941 in Axis Bank, MVP Colony, Savings % Bank, Visakhapatnam, (2) Savings Bank A/c No.15551611195 in Indus Ind Bank, MVP Colony Branch, Visakhapatnam and (3) Current Account - Indus Premier Bank A/c No.259861299999 in InduSind Bank, MVP Colony Branch, Vish^Mifpatnam, seized on the file of Cyber Crime Police Visakhapafrlam of subject to odtcorbe of the above Criminal Petition. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Station, Petition filed 482 of Cr.P.C/Section 528 of BNSS circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Criminal Petition praying that in the the High Court may be pleased to quash the Orders dated 21-03-2025 in CrI.MP No 437 of 2025 in Cr.No.29 of 2024 ' j on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Visakhapatnam District. Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri T.D.Phani Kumar Counsel for the Respondents: Assistant Public Prosecutor The Court made the following: 1 HN, J Crl.P.No.5474 2025 APHC010255682025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5474/2025 Between: Chivukula Venkata Anil ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.T D PAN I KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2 HN, J Crl.P.No.5474_2025 % The Court made the following Order: The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s bank accounts have been frozen at the instance of the 2"^^ respondent. It is submitted that the petitioner has been arraigned as Accused No.6 in Crime No.29 of 2024 for the alleged offences under Sections 419 and 420 read with Section 34 of the IPC and Section 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act. It is submitted that the following bank accounts were frozen: Savings Bank Account No.923010016141941 in Axis Bank, MVP Colony Savings bank, Vishakhapatnam. Savings Bank Account No.155516111985 in Indusind Bank, MVP Colony Branch, Visakhapatnam. Current Account - Indus Premier Bank Account No.259861299999 1. 2. 1. ii. III. in Indusind bank, MVP Colony, Visakhapatnam It is submitted that an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- was credited to the Axis It is further submitted that there were no 3. Bank Account (Account No.1). deposits in other two accounts. The petitioner is unable to operate his day-to day activities and run his business due to the freezing of the said accounts. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the lien can be restricted to the amount of Rs.5,00,000/- credited to the Axis Bank account. 4. Heard the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. Recoding the submissions, this criminal petition is disposed off, by directing the 2"^^ respondent to issue appropriate notices to the concerned banks 5. 6. for de-freezing the bank accounts. However, a lien of Rs.5,00,000/- on the Axis /T\ 3 HN, \ Crl.P.No.5474_2025 % Bank account shall remain in force till completion of the investigation or until further orders from this Court. 7. With these observations, the Criminal Petition is disposed off. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, st^l stand closed. Sd/-K SRINIVASA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRY ^ICER //TRUE COPY// SE To, 1. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District 2. The Station House Officer, Cyber Crime Police Station, Visakhapatna City, Visakhapatnam District. 3. One CC to Sri T.D.Phani Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CC's to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh Amaravati [OUT] 5. Two CD Copies BSV(gsg) m at T \ ¥ i HIGH COURT DATED: 19/06/2025 ORDER CRLP No.5474 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION