2025:KER:25718 W.P.(C)No.7717 of 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS TUESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 4TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 7717 OF 2025 PETITIONER: ARUN KUMAR PATHAK AGED 26 YEARS S/O: RAJESH KUMAR, DEVRI, ATHEHA, PRATAPGARH, ATHEHA, UTTAR PRADESH, PIN - 230125 BY ADVS. GOUTHAM KRISHNA U.B. SUBI S BINU RESPONDENTS: 1 KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD., ALLAHABAD( PRAYAGRAJ) BRANCH KMBL, 40A-2, LOWTHER RD,GEORGE TOWN, ALLAHABAD, PIN - 211002 2 STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GANDHINAGAR POLICE STATION MEDICAL COLLEGE RD,GANDHINAGAR, KOTTAYAM., PIN - 686008 SC SRI M S KALKURA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:25718 W.P.(C)No.7717 of 2025 2 C.S.DIAS,J -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No. 7717 of 2025 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of March, 2025 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed to direct the 1st respondent bank to lift the freezing of the petitioner’s bank account bearing No.6445187924. 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 the requisition received from the 2nd respondent. The action of the 1st respondent is illegal and arbitrary. Hence, this writ petition. 3. Heard; the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 4. The learned Government Pleader submitted that based on a requisition received from the National 2025:KER:25718 W.P.(C)No.7717 of 2025 3 Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCCRP), the 2nd respondent has issued requisition to the 1st respondent to debit freeze the petitioner’s bank account. Based on the said requisition, the 2nd respondent has registered Crime No.1578/2024 and the same has been reported to the Jurisdictional Magistrate. In the light of the above submission, the writ petition is closed, by reserving the right of the petitioner to move the Jurisdictional Magistrate and work out his remedies, in accordance with law. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- C.S.DIAS, JUDGE SCB.25.03.25. 2025:KER:25718 W.P.(C)No.7717 of 2025 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 7717/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF EMAIL COMMUNICATION SENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIONER DATED 13.02.2025 Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF REPLY EMAIL COMMUNICATION SENT BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 17.02.2025