[2025:RJ-JP:41943] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14633/2025 1. Gaurav Singhal S/o Shri Arvind Singhal, Aged About 35 Years, R/o 62/259, Hira Path, Mansarovar, Jaipur-302020. 2. M/s Singhal Textile, Through Its Sole Proprietor Gaurav Singhal S/o Shri Arvind Singhal, 36, Sunder Nagar, Mangyawas, Mansarovar, Jaipur, Rajasthan-302020 ----Petitioners Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Ashok Nagar, Jaipur-302005 2. The Commissioner Of Police, Police Commissionerate, M.I. Road, Sardar Patel Marg, Ashok Nagar, Jaipur-302001 3. Station House Officer (SHO), Police Station Tahbarpur, Janpad, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh-276208 4. Indian Overseas Bank, Through Its Branch Manager, Mansarovar Branch, Jaipur-302020 ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shantanu Pareek, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Order 14/10/2025 1. This petition has been filed with the following prayer:- "It is, therefore humbly prayed that Your Lordship may graciously be pleased to accept and allow this Writ Petition and by an appropriate writ, order or direction- 1. The respondents may kindly be directed to forthwith unfreeze the bank account of petitioner. 2. The communication dated 11.08.2025 by the Respondent No.4 regarding the blocking of the bank account of the petitioner for security reasons (Annexure-6) be quashed and set aside. [2025:RJ-JP:41943] (2 of 3) [CW-14633/2025] 3. Any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondents, which this Hon'ble Court deems just and proper in the circumstances of the case." 2. By way of filing this petition, the petitioners are seeking direction against the respondent-Bank for defreezing the Account No. 162202000001204 in Indian Overseas Bank, which belongs to the petitioners. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have no concern whatsoever with any cyber crime committed by anyone, even then their entire account has been freezed. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners are ready and willing to co-operate in the investigation as and when required. Learned counsel contends that in this matter after investigation, the Investigating Officer of the matter vide letter dated 05.08.2025, wrote to the Respondent-Bank that as a meagre amount of Rs.700/- has been deposited in the account of the petitioners, therefore, there is no need to keep the entire account of the petitioners freezed and furthermore, the Investigating Officer stated that he has no objection, if the account of the petitioners is defreezed, but inspite of the same, the bank has not defreezed the account of the petitioners. 4. In view of the submissions made before this Court, the instant writ petition is disposed of with the directions to the respondent-Bank to defreeze the bank account of the petitioners bearing No. 162202000001204 in Indian Overseas Bank and the petitioners may be allowed to operate and make transactions from the said bank account. [2025:RJ-JP:41943] (3 of 3) [CW-14633/2025] 5. 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 petitioners shall 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 petitioners 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 petitioners are found in any illegal transaction, they 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. With the aforesaid directions, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. The stay application and all other pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. (ASHUTOSH KUMAR),J Mohita /20