WP(C) NO. 4531 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:29929 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 4531 OF 2025 PETITIONER: IMARANA ARA AGED 30 YEARS D/O ZIYAUDDIN ARA, SR. NO 76/87 PLT NO 213, VISHNU PRASAD, NEW AAHIRE GOAN, WARJE,HAVELI, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA-, PIN - 411023 BY ADVS. VARGHESE SABU AMEER SALIM RESPONDENTS: 1 BRANCH MANAGER YES BANK LTD, KHARADI PUNE BRACH, UNIT NO 5, GROUND FLOOR, KUL SCAPES, TUKARAM NAGAR, KHARADI, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, PIN - 411014 2 STATION HOUSE OFFICER PAZHAYANGADI, ERIPURAM, PILATHARA, PAPPINISSERY PO, PAZHAYANGADI, KANNUR, PIN - 670334 3 THE DIRECTOR ( SOUGHT TO BE IMPLEADED ) NATIONAL CRIME RECORDS BUREAU, NATIONAL HIGHWAY-8, NEAR SSB, MAHIPALPUR, NEW DELHI ( SOUGHT TO BE IMPLEADED ) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 4531 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:29929 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed to direct the 1st respondent Bank to lift the debit freeze of the petitioner’s Bank account bearing No.094763400001722. The 1st respondent Bank acted pursuant to the directions of the 2nd respondent. 2. Heard; the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 3. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the petitioner’s bank account has been debit freezed by the 2nd respondent based on the requisition received from the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, New Delhi. The 2nd respondent has already registered Crime No.5/2025 and the matter has been reported to the jurisdictional Magistrate. 4. When the writ petition came up for consideration on 28.02.2025, this Court directed the 1st respondent Bank to permit the petitioner to operate the WP(C) NO. 4531 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:29929 bank account mentioned in the writ petition by maintaining a minimum balance of Rs.39.02/-. 5. On a consideration of facts and materials on record, I dispose of this writ petition, by making the interim order dated 28.02.2025 absolute. It would be up to the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate and work out her remedies in accordance with the law, to lift the lien on her bank account. Sd/-C.S.DIAS JUDGE lsn WP(C) NO. 4531 OF 2025 4 2025:KER:29929 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 4531/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 02/01/2025 Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE EMAIL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND THE 1ST RESPONDENT BANK