Crl.O.P.No.10633 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09.04.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.10633 of 2025 Siddiqua ... Petitioner Vs 1. The Inspector of Police, CCW- Chennai City, Cyber Crime Wing, Veppery, Chennai. 2. The Manager, DBS Bank, Chittode Branch, No.117, Bhavani main Road, Chittode, Erode District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C/ Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the respondents to forthwith defreeze the petitioner's Current Bank Account No 0183360000001851. For Petitioner : M/s S.Valarmathi For R1 : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Crl.side) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.10633 of 2025 ORDER This petition has been filed to direct the respondents to forthwith defreeze the petitioner's Current Bank Account No.0183360000001851. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) for the first respondent and perused the materials placed on record. 3. It is seen that, pursuant to the registration of FIR in Crime No.313 of 2024 under Sections 316(2), 318(4) of BNS and Section 66D of the IT Act, the first respondent requested the second respondent to freeze the petitioner's bank account, on the ground that a considerable amount has been transferred to the said account, treating it as the 6th layer in the money trail linked to the accused. However, the petitioner is not named as an accused in the said FIR. 4. On instructions, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) for the first respondent submitted that the first respondent had already sent a communication to defreeze the petitioner's account. 5. In view of the above, the second respondent is directed to permit https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.10633 of 2025 the petitioner to operate his account. 6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed. 09.04.2025 Internet:Yes Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non speaking order mn https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.10633 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J, mn To 1. The Inspector of Police, CCW- Chennai City, Cyber Crime Wing, Veppery, Chennai. 2. The Manager, DBS Bank, Chittode Branch, No.117, Bhavani main Road, Chittode, Erode District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. Crl.O.P.No.10633 of 2025 09.04.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis