WP Crl. No. 1039 of 2025 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 04-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN WP Crl. No. 1039 of 2025 Surendranath Reddy Director of Reddx Technologies Private Limited, Block No.2, E9, Kochar Panchasheel Apartment, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai-600098. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. Reserve Bank Of India Rep by its Governor, Head Office at 16th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai-400 001. 2. South Indian Bank PMR Towers, Menambedu Main Road, Coromandel Town, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Padi Tiruvallur. 3. The Superintendent of Police Cyber Crime Division-1, Cyber Crime Wing, No.3, Dr. Natesan Road, Police Training College, Campus, 3rd Floor, Cyber Crime Wing, Ashok Nagar, Chennai-600083. ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for an issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to instruct the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1039 of 2025 __________ Page2 of 4 2nd respondent to dispose of the petitioner’s representation dated 14.10.2024 by defreezing the funds in the petitioner’s Current Account bearing Account No.444507300003149 holding IFSC Code SIBL0000912 and releasing the entire amount in the Current Account of Rs.91,573/- held by the 2nd respondent and direct the 3rd respondent to disclose the status of any investigation or related matters. For Petitioner(s): Mr.K.Kably Taiyab Khan For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar Counsel for Government of Tamilnadu (Criminal Side) ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the 1st respondent to instruct the 2nd respondent to dispose of the petitioner’s representation dated 14.10.2024 by defreezing the funds in the petitioner’s Current Account bearing Account No.444507300003149 holding IFSC Code SIBL0000912 and release the entire amount, viz., Rs.91,573/- lying in the Current Account with 2nd respondent and direct the 3rd respondent to disclose the status of any investigation. 2. When the petition is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the 3rd respondent, on instructions, would submit that the 3rd respondent had already instructed the 2nd respondent to defreeze the petitioner’s current Account bearing Account No.444507300003149 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1039 of 2025 __________ Page3 of 4 In view of the above, the 2nd respondent-Bank is directed to de-freeze the Current Account No.444507300003149 of the petitioner and permit the petitioner to operate the said account forthwith. The present Petition is disposed of. 04-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No ssd To 1. Reserve Bank Of India Rep by its Governor, Head Office at 16th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai-400 001. 2. South Indian Bank PMR Towers, Menambedu Main Road, Coromandel Town, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Padi Tiruvallur. 3. The Superintendent of Police Cyber Crime Division-1, Cyber Crime Wing, No.3, Dr. natesan Road, Police Training College, Campus, 3rd Floor, Cyber Crime Wing, AShok Nagar, Chennai-600083. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1039 of 2025 __________ Page4 of 4 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. ssd WP Crl. No. 1039 of 2025 04-06-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis