[2025:RJ-JP:51651] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 18690/2025 Ajay Singh S/o Shri Nepal Singh, Aged About 35 Years, R/o House No. 4/1 Vivekanand Nagar, Alwar (Raj.). ----Petitioner Versus 1. Reserve Bank Of India, Rambagh Circle, Tonk Road, Jaipur- 302004 Through Its Regional Director. 2. Punjab National Bank, Through Its Branch Manager, Branch- Shivaji Park, District Alwar (Raj.) 3. The Cyber Cell Officer, Police Station, Katwa District Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashvini Raj Tanwar For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vikas Jain Ms. Devakriti Vashishtha for Mr. Bhuwnesh Sharma, AAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP TANEJA Order 19/12/2025 1. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers:- “1. Direct the respondents to immediately un- freeze the petitioner bank account, bearing Ac- count No.2975000100204763 maintained with Re- spondent No.2-Punjab National Bank, IFSC Code: PUNB0297500; 2. Declare the freezing of the petitioner’s bank ac- count without authority or due process of law is il- legal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14, 19 (1) (g) and 21 of the Constitution of India; 3. Pass any other appropriate order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case, in the interest of justice. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not been involved in any cyber fraud activity, and that his [2025:RJ-JP:51651] (2 of 3) [CW-18690/2025] entire account has been freezed by the Bank authorities on account of receiving an amount allegedly being part of cyber fraud transactions. He further submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the investigation and the bank authorities as and when required. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent - Bank submits that account of the petitioner has been freezed in compliance with the direction of Investigating Officer regarding complaints of cyber crime committed and alleged disputed amount deposited in the bank account of the petitioner. 4. In view of the above facts and circumstances of the case, the instant writ petition is disposed of by issuing direction to the respondent - Bank to de-freeze the bank account of the petitioner bearing No.2975000100204763 with Punjab National Bank, Branch Shivaji Park, District Alwar. However, the respondents are directed to freeze the disputed amount only, which is alleged to have been credited in the aforesaid account of the petitioner in connection with the fraudulent transactions. The petitioner shall be allowed to operate the aforesaid bank account and make transactions for the balance amount. 5. It is further made clear that in case, the respondent – Bank has not received the information regarding the exact figure of the disputed amount, which the Investigating Officer / Police alleges to be genesis of the offence, the Bank shall send a communication to the concerned Investigating Officer / Police, to indicate the amount to be earmarked for lien. [2025:RJ-JP:51651] (3 of 3) [CW-18690/2025] 6. Upon receipt of such communication / letter, the concerned Investigating Officer / Police shall be under an obligation to apprise the respondent – Bank about the amount to be kept in lien, within a period of seven days of receiving the communication from the respondent – Bank. The concerned bank shall thereafter do the needful as directed hereinabove. 7. 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. 8. This Court also observes that the petitioner shall not close or discontinue the aforesaid account till the Investigating Agency and banking authorities permit him to do so. 9. It is further ordered that after investigation, if the involvement of the petitioner is found in any illegal transactions, he shall be liable to pay the amount involved in the aforesaid illegal transactions and will face inquiry / investigation in accor- dance with law. 10. The stay application and all pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. (SANDEEP TANEJA),J AVINASH GULERIA /22