APHC010396852025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 20430/2025 Between: 1. AARTI BHADAURIA, W/O. SUNII KUMAR SINGH AGED 39 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O. D.NO.73-74 LAJPATNAGAR, BEHIND KARAMCHARINAGAR, IZZAT NAGAR, BAREILY, UTTAR PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI,GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, LAIAPET POLICE STATION GUNTUR TOWN, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 3. THE STATE BANK OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS NODAL OFFICER AND BRANCH MANAGER MAIN BRANCH, STATE BANK OF INDIA GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V R MACHAVARAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 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 Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 2 and 3 freezing of the account bearing No 20305403030 of State Bank of India Karamcharinagar branch belonging to the petitioner vide letter dated 25 01 2025 without any notice to the petitioner on the ground that a online fraud lead to credit of amount of Rs 37000/ on 6 1 2025 into the SB A/c No 20305403030 of State Bank of India belonging to the petitioner as illegal arbitrary and in violation of the principles of natural justice and in violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 2 and 3 to defreeze the A/c 2 No 20305403030 of State Bank of India Karamcharinagar branch belonging to the petitioner” 2. Sri Md.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that only the disputed amount of Rs. 37,000/- has been frozen, and the petitioner can operate his account with the remaining amount. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of. 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:14.08.2025 ASR 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.20430 of 2025 Dt.14.08.2025 Asr