W.P.(CRL) 2551/2026 1 $~101 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010393362026 + W.P.(CRL) 2551/2026&CRL.M.A. 25857/2026 RANJEET NAIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rohit Madan and Mrs. Shubhavi, Advocates. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC with SI Sumit Dalal. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN O R D E R % 21.08.2026 1. Petitioner herein seeks appropriate order or direction directing de-sealing/de-freezing of his bank account bearing No. 50100014814577 maintained with HDFC Bank, Koramangala, Bangalore. 2. Learned Additional Standing Counsel for State appears on advance notice along with concerned IO. 3. The case in hand pertains to Cyber Police Station (Outer) and investigation is being carried out in relation to FIR No. 0062/2023, which was registered by them on 22.08.2023. 4. The complainant is one Sandeep Kumar Shah who is, reportedly, a victim of online financial fraud. The extent of fraud is stated to be in the vicinity of Rs. 12,00,000/-. A sum of Rs. 50,000/- got transferred into the abovesaid bank account of the petitioner. 5. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that in view of the communication which he had received from the concerned Bank, a sum of Rs. 50,000/- has already been transferred back by the petitioner to the account of Sandeep Kumar Shah (complainant herein). He submits that despite such 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 22/08/2026 at 10:52:07 W.P.(CRL) 2551/2026 2 transfer of the amount, which is in terms of directions contained in order dated 16.01.2025 passed by learned CJM, South West District, Tis Hazari, New Delhi, his account has yet not been de-freezed. 6. Learned Additional Standing Counsel, on instructions from IO, confirms that the abovesaid amount of Rs. 50,000/- has been transferred back to the account of the concerned complaint and in view of the above, as on date, they would have no objection, if the bank account in question is de-freezed. 7. In view of the above statement and the abovesaid development, the present petition is disposed of with direction to the concerned Bank to de-freeze the abovesaid bank account of the petitioner. 8. Petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms. 9. Pending application also stands disposed of. 10. A copy of this order be sent to concerned Bank through e-mail by the Registry. MANOJ JAIN, J AUGUST 21, 2026/sw/js 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 22/08/2026 at 10:52:07