$~93 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 10234/2026 AMIT NANDA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rahul Kushwaha, Mr. Ashutosh Singh, Ms. Manisha Pandey, Mr. Subhasish Bhowmick, Mr. Suraj Kumar, Mr. Anshu Kumar Mishra, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajeev Kumar, SPC with Mr. Deepansh Sharma, Govt Pleader for R-1/UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 27.07.2026 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks following prayers: “...a. Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction calling for the records and quashing the freeze instructions/liens issued by Respondent Nos. 3 and executed by Standard Charted Bank / Respondent no. 2 in respect of the Petitioner’s Bank Account bearing A/C No. 53510608188 of maintained with Respondent no. 2 in connection with cyber complaint bearing Case no. PI.CYBERCRIME/ SCB/NP_798/2022 lodged in Cyber Police Station Vadodra City, Gujrat; b. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, thereby directing Respondent no. 2 (Standard Charted Bank) to forthwith defreeze the Petitioner’s aforesaid bank account and restore full operational access thereto; c. Issue a Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of Certiorari This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/07/2026 at 15:26:07 quashing and setting aside the lien of Rs. 2,80,000/- imposed on 14.02.2023 by the Respondent no. 3 and executed by the Respondent no. 2. d. Pass directions to the respondent no. 2 and 3 for make payment of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only) as compensation in favour the petitioner in lieu of the mental as well as financial harassment of the petitioner...” 2. Issue notice. 3. Mr. Rajeev Kumar, the learned senior panel counsel accepts notice on behalf of respondent no.1. 4. Having heard the learned counsels appearing for the parties, this Court directs the competent authority/respondent nos. 2 and 3 to treat this petition as a representation on behalf of the petitioner and decide the same within a period of two weeks from date, under intimation to the petitioner and this Court. 5. The petitioner is at liberty to approach this Court again, in case the need so arises. 6. In above terms, the present petition stands disposed of. 7. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J JULY 27, 2026/zp TD This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/07/2026 at 15:26:07