[2025:RJ-JP:41737] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 13304/2025 Ramila Kumari Meena C/o Manu Ram Meena, Aged About 30 Years, Residing At Ward No. 01, Gamda, Pandava, Pratapgarh, Rajasthan- 312605 ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Bank Of India, Through Its Regional Nodal Officer, Address - Pipal Khunt, Pratapgarh, Rajasthan 327029. 2. Commissioner Of Police, Urban Police District, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Pin Code- 751001. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Srijan Tiwari, Adv. with Mr. Kuldeep Devra, Adv. for Mr. Adarsh Singhal, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Munendra Singh Fauzdar, Adv. for Mr. Somitra Chaturvedi, Dy. GC HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 13/10/2025 1. This petition has been filed 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) Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the Respondent Bank to immediately unfreeze the current account of the petitioner bearing Account No. 42112348030, held with the IFSC Code SBIN0032027 belongs to the State Bank of India Ltd., Pipal Khunt, Pratapgarh, Rajasthan-327029. (ii) Direct the Respondent Bank to provide written reasons for the freezing of the [2025:RJ-JP:41737] (2 of 3) [CW-13304/2025] account and any communication received from Cyber Crime authorities, if any. (iii) Declare that the action of the Respondent Bank is arbitrary, illegal, and violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 300A of the Constitution of India. (iv) Award costs of this petition in favour of the petitioner. (v) Pass such further or other orders as may be deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. (vi) 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 petition, the petitioner is seeking direction against the respondent-Bank for defreezing the Account No. 42112348030 in State Bank of India, which belongs to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no concern whatsoever with any cyber crime committed by anyone, even then his entire accounts has been freezed. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate in the investigation as and when required. 4. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent-Bank opposes the arguments raised by learned counsel for the petitioner and submits that on instructions from the concerned Police Station, the bank account of the petitioner has been seized, therefore, under these circumstances, the petitioner cannot be allowed to operate his bank account and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. 5. Considering the submissions made by counsel for the respective parties, the instant writ petition is disposed of with the directions to the respondent-Bank to defreeze the bank account of [2025:RJ-JP:41737] (3 of 3) [CW-13304/2025] the petitioner bearing No. 42112348030 in State Bank of India and the petitioner may be allowed to operate and make transactions from the said bank account. The respondents are further directed to freeze the disputed amount, which is allegedly involved in the fraudulent transaction. 6. It is made clear that the petitioner will co-operate with the Bank authorities and investigating agency and will appear before them as and when required. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. The stay application and all pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J Mohita /28