[2026:RJ-JP:27534] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11622/2026 URN: CW / 25717U / 2026 M/s Shakti Petroleum, Proprietor Hemant Kumar Soni S/o Umrao Mal Soni Aged About 64 Years Old, R/o K-3, Christian Ganj, Shiv Mandir Ke Samne, Ajmer, Rajasthan And Office Address Khasra No.1386, Village Maarwali, Old Puskar Bypass Road, Ajmer, Rajasthan-305004 ----Petitioner Versus 1. Managing Director/ CEO, Head Office Metro Circle, Third Floor, State Bank Of India, Synergy Building, C-6, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai - 400051 (Corporate Centre, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai - 400021) 2. Branch Manager, State Bank Of India, Vaishali Nagar Branch, Opposite Anand Nagar, Gaurav Path Vaishali Nagar, Main Road, Ajmer Rajasthan-305001. 3. Dig Cyber Crime, Police Headquarters, Lal Kothi, Jaipur, (Raj.)- 302015 ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vibhanshu Kothari & Mr. Shubham Katta For Respondent(s) : Ms. Sunita Meena, AGC & Ms. Devakriti Vashishtha for Mr. Bhuwnesh Sharma, AAG Mr. Vibhanshu Sharma for Ms. Anita Agarwal for SBI Bank HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA Order 17/07/2026 1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking issuance of directions against Respondent No. 2-SBI Bank to defreeze its bank account and has made following prayers: [2026:RJ-JP:27534] (2 of 4) [CW-11622/2026] “It is therefore humbly prayed that your lordship will graciously be pleased to call for record, to examine the same and to appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature thereof: i. to direct respondent no. 1 and 2 to unfreeze the Bank Account no. 00000042724195664, and IFSC Code SBIN0031898 of the Petitioner and to allow the Petitioner to access and operate the said bank account for legitimate purposes. ii. to declare the action of respondent bank of freezing the entire account as arbitrary and illegal and direct respondent no. 1 and 2 bank not to freeze the entire amount in garb of suspicious transaction in future also. iii. to direct the respondent no. 1 and 2 bank not to cause any disturbance in use and transaction of the petitioner iv. to direct the respondent no. 3 and others to ensure that the respondent no. 1 and 2 bank does not create any hurdles or obstacles for the petitioner in operating the bank Account No. 00000042724195664, and IFSC Code SBIN0031898. V. to award cost. any other order or direction which may deem fit and proper may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioner.” 2. Facts of the case in brief are that the petitioner is bonafide holder of Bank Account No. 00000042724195664 (the said bank account shall be hereinafter referred to as ‘the bank account in question’) maintained with Respondent No. 2- State Bank Of India, Vaishali Nagar Branch, Opposite Anand Nagar, Gaurav Path Vaishali Nagar, Main Road, Ajmer Rajasthan. However, when the petitioner was not able to operate its bank account, the petitioner contacted bank officials and it was informed that the bank account in question has been freezed. The bank account in question has been freezed by the respondent- bank on account of alleged transactions of Rs. 8,67,314.8/- (the said amount shall be hereinafter referred to as ‘the amount in question’). The petitioner has not been served with any FIR or lawful directive which shows petitioner’s involvement in any wrongful act. The petitioner made all endeavours to defreeze the bank account in question but it was unable to get any relief. Left [2026:RJ-JP:27534] (3 of 4) [CW-11622/2026] with no other option, the petitioner has filed instant writ petition praying for the aforesaid relief. 3. Learned counsel for the parties are in agreement that the issue involved in the instant writ petition is no more res- integra and squarely covered by order dated 30.06.2026 passed by this Court in the case of Jinat Bano vs. State Bank of India & Another (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5036/2026). 4. The identical issue of freezing of bank account came up for consideration of this Court in the case of Jinat Bano (supra), wherein after considering the rival submissions, writ petition was disposed of by this Court with following directions: “(i) Respondent-bank shall forthwith remove the debit freeze/restriction imposed upon the bank account in question and permit the petitioner to operate the bank account in question in the ordinary course. (ii) Respondent-bank shall, however, continue to maintain a lien or restraint only to the extent of the amount in question, which is alleged to be connected with the transaction under investigation and the petitioner shall not be entitled to withdraw, transfer or otherwise deal with the amount in question without permission of the competent authority. (iii) The petitioner shall extend full cooperation to the investigating agency and appear before the concerned authorities as and when called upon to do so for the purpose of investigation. (iv) The petitioner shall maintain the bank account in question in active status and shall not close, surrender or otherwise discontinue the same without prior intimation to and permission from the investigating agency till conclusion of the investigation. (v) It is clarified that the present order shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the allegations under investigation. The investigating agency shall remain at liberty to proceed in accordance with law and take such action as may be warranted on the basis of material collected during investigation. (vi) In the event, the investigation ultimately reveals the petitioner's involvement in the alleged offence or establishes that the amount in question constitutes proceeds of the unlawful transaction, it shall be open for the competent authority to deal with the amount in question and take consequential action strictly in accordance with law. [2026:RJ-JP:27534] (4 of 4) [CW-11622/2026] (vii) It shall further be open to Respondent-bank and the investigating agency to deal with or transfer the amount in question in accordance with any lawful direction issued by the competent authority having jurisdiction in the matter.” 5. Thus, in view of consensus arrived at between learned counsel for the parties, this petition is also disposed of in the same terms and with same directions as given by this Court in order dated 30.06.2026 passed in the case of Jinat Bano (supra). 6. Pending applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of. (ANAND SHARMA),J 69/NEERU