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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:32767-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6725 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vidushi Bhardwaj Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mrityunjay Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Dharmendra Vaish,Rajesh Tripathi Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Donadi Ramesh,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, Shri Rajesh Tripathi,
learned counsel for respondent no.1 and Shri S. P. Vishwakarma, holding brief of Shri Dharmendra Vaish for respondent no.3.
2. Petitioner has an account in the respondent Bank. This account has been freezed on the instructions of the police personnel on account of involvement of petitioner's account in the cyber crime. In this petition prayer is made to direct the respondent Bank to de- freeze petitioner's account.
3. Since petitioner's account has been freezed on account of criminal case the proper remedy available was to approach the concerned Magistrate for release of account. The Magistrate has already rejected petitioner's application vide order dated
21.01.2025. This order is not under challenge in this petition. In such circumstances, remedy of the petitioner would be to challenge such order in appropriate proceedings. No mandamus can be issued, as is prayed.
4. Leaving it open for the petitioner to challenge the order dated 21.01.2025, in appropriate proceedings, this petition is consigned to records.
Order Date :- 6.3.2025 Ashok Kr. Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad