$~118 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010367192026 + W.P.(C) 11385/2026 M/S SWEET KING INDIA LLP .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sarthak Gupta, Adv.: Mr. Prashant Sharma, Adv.: Ms. Atti Tyagi, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rishabh Sahu, SPC with Mr. Garvil Singh, GP. Mr. Pradumn Gautam , Mr. Sameer Sharma Advocates for R1 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R % 11.08.2026 CM APPL. 52759/2026 Allowed subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 11385/2026 1. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayer(s) :- “It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed to this Hon'ble Court that keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the petition, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ) order or directions thereby directing the Respondents to De-freeze the current bank account bearing no. 50200044506647, HDFC Bank Ltd. B/o Adarsh Nagar, Delhi of Petitioner…” 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 14/08/2026 at 13:10:13 2. For the reasons stated in the petition, issue notice. 3. Mr. Sahu, learned SPC accepts notice on behalf of the respondent No.1/UOI. 4. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner is a confectionary firm manufacturing and exporting candies, chocolate and allied item and supplying goods on order. The petitioner has a current bank account bearing no. 50200044506647 with HDFC Bank Ltd. B/o Adarsh Nagar, Delhi i.e., respondent No.2. 5. In July-August, 2024, due to a cyber complaint against someone unknown a lien of Rs. 50,000/- was marked on the petitioner’s bank account out of the total receipt of Rs. 1,17,750/- received from M/s Nihal Chand & Sons, Sikar for supply of goods. 6. On 15.07.2026, respondent No. 2 froze the bank account of petitioner. The petitioner made multiple requests to the respondent No. 2 bank to de-freeze the bank account but no action was taken. 7. Hence, the present petition. 8. Mr. Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner, draws my attention to Annexure P-3 (annexed with the writ petition) which is a report from Citizen Financial Cyber Frauds Reporting and Management System showing disputed amount of Rs. 50,000/- in the petitioner’s account. 9. I am of the view that freezing of an account is an action entailing serious consequences creating hardships for individual/commercial entities in their smooth functioning and the same might result in commercial death of the petitioner. Freezing of 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 14/08/2026 at 13:10:13 the bank account of the petitioner in its entirety and putting the entire banking operations to a complete halt cannot be allowed when the dispute is only with regards to a portion/part of the account balance. 10. Hence, subject to the respondent No.2 bank maintaining a lien of Rs. 50,000/-, the petitioner will be permitted to operate the bank account. 11. Mr. Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner, will take steps under the SOP for defreezing of Rs. 50,000/-. 12. Granting the said liberty and with the directions as aforestated, the present petition is disposed of. JASMEET SINGH, J AUGUST 11, 2026 / (MS) 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 14/08/2026 at 13:10:13