APHC010385722025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19861/2025 Between: R MOUNIKA, W/O PRAVEEN, D/O R.RAVI, AGED ABOUT 29YRS, OCC PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/O H.NO. 10-116, MARUTHI NAGAR, MUTYALAREDDY PALLI, TIRUPATI URBAN, TIRUPATI, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (HOME) SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE ANTICORRUPTION BUREAU, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, TIRUPATI, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. G V V S VARA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. S.SYAM SUNDER RAO SC cum Spl P.P. For ACB The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the 3rd Respondent for freezing the petitioners account No.253701000742, ICICI Bank, Air Bypass road, Tirupati by issuing notice vide letter in Cr.No.07/RCA- TCT/2023,dated 17-07-2025 to the manager of ICICI Bank, Air Bypass road, Tirupati is highly illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of natural justice and also violation of Articles 14, 19, 20, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to un-freeze the petitioners account No.25370100074 2 2, ICICI Bank by suspending the notice vide letter in Cr.No.07/RCA- TCT/2023, dated 17-07-2025 issued by 3rd Respondent.” 2. Sri S.Syam Sunder Rao, learned Special Public Prosecutor for ACB would submit that, in the light of the statutory provision available under the Prevention of Corruption Act to file a petition before the trial Court, the present writ petition is not maintainable. It is submitted that the Court may pass appropriate orders in this regard. 3. Sri G.V.V.S.Vara Prasad, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, Court may pass appropriate orders and liberty may be given to the Petitioner to file an appropriate application before the trial Court for defreezing the account. 4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the Petitioner is at liberty to recourse her remedies by filing an appropriate applicable before the trial Court. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:12.08.2025 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.19861 of 2025 Dt.12.08.2025 Dinesh