[2026:RJ-JP:6712] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2834/2026 Mr. Chetan Kumar Jangir S/o Shri Shyam Sundar Jangir, Aged About 29 Years, Resident Of Charnwas, Aleesar, Jaipur, Rajasthan ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Home Affairs, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur -302005. 2. HDFC Bank Limited, Through Its Branch Manager /authorized Officer, Chomu Branch, Jamna Complex, Opp. Sudhakar Petrol Pump, Jaipur-Sikar Road, Chomu, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303702. (Branch Code 504 / IFSC Hdfc0000504) 3. Cyber Crime Police / Competent Cyber Crime Authority, Through Commissioner Of Police (Office), M2Mm Colony Police Station Building, Redhills District Avadi Police, Near Anna Nagar Junction, Madhavaram Milk Colony Road, Chennai-600051. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Aman Khandelwal HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA Order 12/02/2026 1. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner seeking the following reliefs:- “(i) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, including a writ of mandamus or any other suitable writ, directing the respondents to forthwith remove the debit freeze /”DR Blocked” status imposed on the petitioner’s saving bank account bearing No.50100370696824, maintained with respondent bank (HDFC) at Chomu Branch, Rajasthan [2026:RJ-JP:6712] (2 of 3) [CW-2834/2026] (Annexure-3) and to restore full and normal operation thereof; (ii) in the alternative, issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to permit operation of the petitioner’s bank account by releasing all funds except the specifically identified and quantified disputed amount, if any, and to restrict any restraint strictly to such quantified amount alone, in accordance with law and principles of proportionality; (iii) issue an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the impugned action of imposing a blanket and indefinite debit freeze on the petitioner’s entire bank account, without notice, without disclosure of reasons, without quantification of disputed amount and without adjudication, as arbitrary, illegal, disproportionate and violative of Articles 14, 19(1) (g) and 21 of the Constitution of India” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Co- ordinate Bench, Principal Seat at Jodhpur while dealing with similar controversy has passed order dated 21.01.2026 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.1280/2026 (Vatsal Bindal vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors.). He prays that the present writ petition may also be disposed of in the same terms as the said writ petition. 3. In view of the submissions made above, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Bank to keep the disputed amount (the amount which was transferred illegally in the bank account of the petitioner, if any) frozen and allow the petitioner to make transactions from his bank account from the remaining balance. 4. It is further made clear that in case, the respondent – Bank has not received the information regarding the exact figure of the disputed amount, which the Investigating Officer/Police alleges to [2026:RJ-JP:6712] (3 of 3) [CW-2834/2026] be receipt(s) of the offence, the bank shall send a communication to the concerned Investigating Officer/Police, to indicate the amount to be earmarked for lien, while endorsing a copy of the instant order. 5. Upon receipt of such communication/letter, the concerned Investigating Officer/Police shall be under an obligation to apprise the respondent - Bank about the amount to be kept in lien, within a period of seven days of receiving the communication from the respondent - Bank. The respondent – Bank shall thereafter do the needful as directed herein above. It is further made clear that in case, the respondent-Bank does not receive any reply from the concerned Investigating Officer/Police within the stipulated period, then it shall de-freeze the bank account of petitioner. 6. In view of the order passed in the main petition, the stay application as well as pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. (GANESH RAM MEENA),J Ashish Kumar /37