IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.37777 of 2025 Sabita Sahu …. Petitioner Represented By Adv. Mr. Ranjan Kumar Rout -versus- The Branch Manager, Axis Bank, Koraput Branch …. Opposite Parties CORAM: DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. ORDER 08.01.2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. The Petitioner has filed this Writ Petition seeking a direction from this Court to the Opposite Party/Bank for defreezing his bank account which has been frozen by the Bank on the recommendation of the North Cyber Crime Police Station, Mumbai by presuming the fraudulent transfer of the funds without any deliberate attempt to infringe the right of the Petitioner. 3. Heard. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that on 27.10.2025, the Petitioner has received a letter through e- mail and intimating that a complaint was received from the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal against the Petitioner’s account vide NCRP Acknowledge No.33210250090138 and on the next date another letter was received by the Petitioner through e-mail and intimated to the Petitioner your bank account has been frozen. After receiving of the aforesaid e-mail, the Petitioner came to know that one fraud transaction disputed amount credited an amount of Rs.5,723.87 on 24.10.2025 and an amount of Rs.1,119.00 on 11.09.2025. 5. Considering the facts and submissions made, this Court directs the Opposite Party/Bank to maintain a sum of Rs.6,842/- (Rupees Six Thousand Eight Hundred Forty- Two Only) as balance amount in the aforesaid bank account till conclusion of the case and permit the Petitioner to make necessary banking transaction for the rest of the amount from the said account forthwith. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. 7. It is directed that the Opposite Party/Bank shall act after receipt of a certified copy of this order. (Dr. Sanjeeb K. Panigrahi) Judge Sumitra Designation: JUNIOR STENOGRAPHER