APHC010704142025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] TUESDAY, THE 15th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 36735/2025 Between: 1. M. YUGANDHAR REDDY, S/O M.PULLA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS. OCCUPATION PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/O H.NO. 1- 175, K. MUCHUMARRI VILLAGE, PAGIDYALA MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110001. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION, KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU.635001 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CYBER POLICE STATION, SOUTH WEST DISTRICT, DELHI. 110077 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MALUR POLICE STATION, KANNUR RURAL DISTRICT, KERALA. 670701 5. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, GOALPARA POLICE STATION, GOALPARA DISTRICT, ASSAM.783101 6. THE BRANCH MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, MSR NAGAR BRANCH, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.518002 ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent authorities and the respondent Bank in placing and continuing cyber-crime debit holds on the petitioners Savings Bank Account No. 62167367242, maintained with the State Bank of India, MSR Nagar Branch, Kurnool, under Acknowledgement Nos. 32907250042675, 30408250007924, 31508250019449 and 30807250059447, generated through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, as illegal, arbitrary, disproportionate and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith and permanently remove all cyber-crime debit holds from the petitioners account in the interest of justice and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent police authorities and the respondent Bank to forthwith remove the duplicate and unconnected cyber-crime debit holds imposed on the petitioner’s Savings Bank Account No. 62167367242, maintained with the State Bank of India, MSR Nagar Branch, Kurnool, and strictly confine any freeze, if at all required, only to the disputed transaction amount of Rs.49,880/- arising out of the repayment credited on 03.07.2025, and consequently permit the petitioner to freely operate his bank account and utilize his lawful funds for all bona fide needs, pending further orders, in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BASIREDDY GARI SOMANATHESWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. SRIDHAR TUMMALAPUDI (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Sri B.Somanatheswara Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that inasmuch as the bank has recovered the disputed amount and allowing the petitioner to operate the account, as such, there remains nothing for adjudication in this writ petition and has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 15th September, 2026 RKS