WP(C) NO. 6944 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:28403 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 13TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 6944 OF 2025 PETITIONER: SHAHADAD V.P., AGED 20 YEARS C/O FAKRUDEEN V.P, VALAKUNDUPARAMBIL HOUSE, PADINHATTUMMURI P.O,KOOTTILANGADI, PADINHATTUMURI, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 676506 BY ADV SRI.ANTONY JOSEPH ARRYAPPALLY RESPONDENTS: 1 KERALA GRAMIN BANK, KERALA GRAMIN BANK, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER IRUMBUZHI BRANCH,IRUMBUZHI P.O, ANAKKAYAM, MALAPPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 676513 2 STATION HOUSE OFFICE, CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM RURAL,SUB JAIL ROAD, NEAR ALUVA POLICE STATION,ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683101 BY SRI B S SYAMANTHAK, GP SRI JAWAHAR JOSE, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 6944 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:28403 JUDGMENT Dated this the 03rd day of April, 2025 The writ petition is filed to direct the 1st respondent bank to lift the freezing of the petitioner’s bank account bearing No.40140101122938. 2. The petitioner is the holder of the above bank account with the 1st respondent bank. The petitioner contends that the 1st respondent has frozen the petitioner’s bank account pursuant to a requisition from the 2nd respondent. The action of the 1st respondent is illegal and arbitrary. Hence, this writ petition. 3. Heard; the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the 1st respondent and the learned Government Pleader. 4. The learned counsel for the 1st respondent submitted that, the petitioner’s bank account has been debit freezed on the requisition from the 2nd respondent. WP(C) NO. 6944 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:28403 5. The learned Government Pleader submitted that, the 2nd respondent has already registered Crime No.41/2024 and the matter has been reported to the jurisdictional Magistrate. In the light of the above submission, the writ petition is disposed of, by permitting the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate and work out his remedies, in accordance with law. Sd/- C.S.DIAS, JUDGE NAB WP(C) NO. 6944 OF 2025 4 2025:KER:28403 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 6944/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 15.02.2025 FORWARDED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT BANK TO THE PETITIONER IS PRODUCED