[2025:RJ-JP:45732] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17274/2025 Lucky Kumawat S/o Raju Kumawat, Aged About 23 Years, R/o 4881, Kgb Ka Rasta, Johri Bazar, Jaipur. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Jio Payments Bank Ltd., Through Its Managing Director Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City Building 25, 1St Floor, A Wing, Kopar Khairane, Navi Mumbai-400709. 2. Station House Officer, Police Station Hardatt Nagar Girant, Dist. Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh- 271803 ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Devkrishna Purohit Mr. Chitransh Mathur Ms. Simran Sain For Respondent(s) : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT Order 13/11/2025 1. The instant writ petition has been preferred with the following prayer: “(i) To issue appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondent Bank to unfreeze and restore the operational access to the petitioner’s savings Bank account bearing No.002821712514201, IFSC JIOP0000001 maintained with Jio payments Bank Ltd. (ii) Award compensation to the petitioner for harassment caused due to negligence of the respondents. (iii) Any other order or direction as may be deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” [2025:RJ-JP:45732] (2 of 3) [CW-17274/2025] 2. By way of filing this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking directions against the respondent-Bank for defreezing his account No.002821712514201. 3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent - Jio Payments Bank operates as a fully digital bank and customers can open a savings account digitally. Counsel further submits that petitioner has no concerned whatsoever with any cyber crime committed by anyone, even then his entire account has been freezed and intimation has been sent through E-Mail. Counsel submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to cooperate in the investigation as and when required. 4. In view of the submissions made before this Court, the instant writ petition stands disposed of with directions to the respondent- Bank to defreeze the Bank account of the petitioner bearing No.002821712514201 at Jio Payments Bank Ltd., Kopar Khairane, Navi Mumbai and he may be allowed to operate and make transactions in the said Bank. 5. The respondents are directed to freeze the disputed amount i.e. Rs.9400/- or as decided by the bank concerned, which is allegedly involved in the fraudulent transaction. 6. It is made clear that the petitioner will co-operate with 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 [2025:RJ-JP:45732] (3 of 3) [CW-17274/2025] 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. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. The stay application and all pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (SANJEET PUROHIT),J PAYAL DHAWAN /32