SHEETAL KANWAR D/O SHISHPAL SINGH v. STATE BANK OF INDIA
CW/16318/2025 · 2025-11-20
Sanjeet Purohit
body2025
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[2025:RJ-JP:47030] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 16318/2025 Sheetal Kanwar D/o Shishpal Singh, Aged About 26 Years, Ward No. 5, Tibbi, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan - 335526 ----Petitioner Versus
1. State Bank Of India, Through Its Regional Nodal Officer, Address State Bank Of India, Local Head Office, Near Udyog Bhawan, Tilak Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur 302005
2. Inspector Of Police, Police Station Rayachoty Ug, Annamayya Andhra Pradesh - 516269 ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kuldeep Devra, Adv for Mr. Adarsh Singhal, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Alisha Chopra, Adv for Ms. Suruchi Kasliwal, Adv. Ms. Devakriti, Adv for Mr. Bhwnesh Sharma, AAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT
Order 20/11/2025
1. The instant writ petition has been preferred with the following prayer:
“(I) Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the Respondent Bank to immediately unfreeze the current account of the Petitioner bearing Account No.41709999579, State Bank of India, Rajasthan, Rajasthan. (ii) Direct the Respondent Bank to provide written reasons for the freezing of the account and any communication received from Cyber Crime authorities, if any. (iii) Declare that the action of the Respondent Bank is arbitrary, illegal, and violative of Articles 14, 19 (1) (g) and 300 A of the Constitution of India. (iv) Award costs of this petition in favour of the petitioner.
[2025:RJ-JP:47030] (2 of 3) [CW-16318/2025] (v) Pass such further or other orders as may be deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. (vi) Any other appropriate order or direction which is deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstance by this Hon’ble Court may also be passed in favour of the petitioner’s committee. “
2. By way of filing this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking directions against the respondent-Bank for defreezing her account No.41709999579.
3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no concerned whatsoever with any cyber crime committed by anyone, even then her entire account has been freezed. Counsel submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to cooperate in the investigation as and when required.
4. Counsel for the respondent(s) does not opposed the
arguments raised by counsel for the petitioner.
5. 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.41709999579 in SBI Bank, after withholding the disputed amount as decided by the Bank or as informed by the investigation agency and she may be allowed to operate and make transactions through the said Bank Account.
6. The respondents are directed to freeze the disputed amount which is allegedly involved in the fraudulent transaction.
7. 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.
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8. This Court also observes that the petitioner shall not close or discontinue the aforesaid account till the investigating agency and Bank authorities permit her to do so.
9. It is further ordered that after investigation, if the involvement of the petitioner is found in any illegal transaction, she shall be liable to pay amount involved in the aforesaid illegal transaction and will face inquiry/investigation as per law.
10. 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.
11. 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 AVINASH GULERIA /207