HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40532 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard Sri Arnav Dwivedi, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent. "2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for defreezing and allow the entire banking operations of the account of the petitioner bearing account no. 50100256699481 at HDFC Bank, Gaddopur Phaphamau (Branch Code 9189), Allahabad, U.P." 3. Learned counsel for the respondent-Bank submits that the account has been primarily freezed on a complaint received by the Investigating Agency, there being doubtful transactions in his account. 4. In view of the above, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to apply before the concerned respondent for de-freezing of the account. If he does so, the concerned respondent shall decide the same within a further period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, in the light of the judgment of this Court in Ashish Rawat v. Union of India and 6 others, passed in Writ-C No. 1489 of 2026, decided on 08.04.2026. However, it will remain open for the bank to freeze the account again as and when fresh request is made by the investigating agency/ cyber crime department. October 7, 2026 Sanjeev Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arnav Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent(s) : (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Sunil Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Reserve Bank Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANJEEV RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SANJEEV RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad