[2025:RJ-JP:38310] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 12407/2025 Jeetesh Kumar Bhatt Son Of Shri Ramesh Chand Bhatt, Resident Of 246 Misra Raja Ji Ka Rasta Bhatt House Chandpole Bazar Jaipur. ----Petitioner Versus 1. RBI Regional Head, Regopma Office Rambagh Circle, Tonk Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan. 2. Punjab National Bank, through its Branch Manager, Branch Office at Umrao Complex Opp Govt. Hostel M.i. Road Jaipur. 3. The Station House Officer, Police Station, Puna District Surat City, Gujarat. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr.Ankush Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr.M. S. Fouzdar for Mr.Saumitra Chaturvedi, Dy.GC. Mr.Vikas Jain JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 18/09/2025 1. The instant writ petition has been preferred with the following prayer: “It is, therefore, humbly prayed that yours Lordships may graciously be pleased to accept and allow this writ petition by calling the entire record and after perusal of the same: (i) By appropriate writ, order, or direction the respondents may kindly be directed to unfreeze the bank account No.0061102100001590 of the petitioner, and further be directed not to mark lien on the aforesaid amount, and the petitioner be let free to use the same; [2025:RJ-JP:38310] (2 of 3) [CW-12407/2025] (ii) By appropriate writ, order, or direction the respondents may be directed to pay the interest on the amount they have held without any reason at the rate of 15 percent per annum; (iii) Any other appropriate order or direction which is deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstance by this Hon’ble Court may also be passed in favour of the petitioner’s committee.” 2. By way of filing this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking directions against the respondent-Bank for defreezing his account No. 0061102100001590. 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. Counsel for the respondents opposed the arguments raised by counsel for the petitioner and submitted that several complaints regarding cyber crimes were received in the State of Telangana, West Bengal and Maharashtra, consequently, orders have been passed to freeze the petitioner’s account. 5. In view of the submissions made before this Court, the instant writ petition stands disposed of with directions to the respondent-Bank to defreeze the Bank account of the petitioner bearing No. 0061102100001590, in Punjab National Bank, Umrao Complex, M.I. Road, Jaipur and he may be allowed to operate and make transactions in the said Bank. 6. The respondents are directed to freeze the lien amount which is allegedly involved in the fraudulent transaction. [2025:RJ-JP:38310] (3 of 3) [CW-12407/2025] 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 involvement of the petitioner is found in any illegal transaction, he shall be liable to pay amount involved in the aforesaid illegal transaction and will face inquiry/investigation as per law. 10. 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. 11. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. The stay application and all pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Aayush Sharma /18