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2025 DAILYLAW 24920 (RAJ)

MAHESH CHAND AGARWAL SON OF SH. DEVAKI NANDAN v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

CW/10764/2025 · 2025-07-18

Anoop Kumar Dhand

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[2025:RJ-JP:26954] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 10764/2025 Mahesh Chand Agarwal Son Of Sh. Devaki Nandan, Aged About 53 Years, Resident Of 10/492, Swarn Path, Mansarovar, Jaipur, Proprietor Of M/s. Tejasvi Kachori Bhandar, 10/153A, Swarn Path, Mansarovar, Jaipur ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretaray, Depart- ment Of Home, Secretariat, Jaipur 2. Station House Officer, Police Station Ajekar, District Udupi, Karnataka 3. Station House Officer, Police Station Sahenwal, Police Commissionerate Ludhiana, Punjab. 4. Station House Officer, Station Chowk Bazar, District Surat City, Gujarat. 5. I.C.I.C.I. Bank Limited, Through Branch Manager, Agrawal Farm Branch, Rajasthan Housing Board, Div.10, Agrawal Farm, Mansarovar, Jaipur- 302020 ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pankaj Agarwal For Respondent(s) : Mr. Bhuwnesh Sharma-AAG Mr. Abhishek Bhandari JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 18/07/2025 1. The instant writ petition is filed by the petitioner with the fol- lowing prayer:- “It is therefore, most humbly prayed that this Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased to accept and allow this writ petition; and further be pleased to direct the respondents to de- freeze the current account number 678505601683 with he Agrawal Farm Branch of the ICICI Bank Limited by marking a lien [2025:RJ-JP:26954] (2 of 3) [CW-10764/2025] only to the extent of Rs. 195/, so allegedly in- volved in the criminal case. Any other order/direction/ relief which this Hon’ble Court deems proper in the fact and circumstances of the case may also be pleased tin favour of the petitioner along with cost.” 2. By way of filing this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking di- rections against the respondent-Bank for defreezing his account No.678505601683. 3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no concerned whatsoever with any cyber crime committed by any- one, even then his entire account has been freezed. Counsel sub- mits that the petitioner is ready and willing to cooperate in the in- vestigation as and when required. 4. Counsel for the respondent-State submitted that several complaints regarding cyber crimes were received, consequently, orders have been passed to freeze the petitioner’s account. Coun- sel for the respondent-Bank submits that the bank account of the petitioner has been freezed on instructions received from the po- lice officials. 5. Considering the submissions made by counsel for the respec- tive parties, the instant writ petition stands disposed of with direc- tions to the respondent-Bank to defreeze the Bank account of the petitioner bearing No. 678505601683 in ICICI Bank Limited, Agar- wal Farm Branch, Mansarover, Jaipur and he may be allowed to operate and make transactions in the said Bank. 6. The respondents are directed to freeze the disputed amount i.e. Rs.195/-, which is allegedly involved in the fraudulent transac- tion. [2025:RJ-JP:26954] (3 of 3) [CW-10764/2025] 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. It is further ordered that after investigation, if the involve- ment of the petitioner is found in any illegal transaction, he shall be liable to pay amount involved in the aforesaid illegal transac- tion and will face inquiry/investigation as per law. 10. It is further ordered that the respondent-Bank shall be at lib- erty to transfer the amount to the original account from which it was credited to petitioner’s account. 11. The stay application and all pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Ashu/32