$~116 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010436532026 + W.P.(C) 13426/2026 & CM APPL. 62652/2026 HARNEET KAUR GUGNANI ....Petitioner Through: versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms Anubha Bhardwaj, CGSC with Ms Ananya Shamshery, Ms Manavi Dhingra and Mr Sparsh Sharma, Advs. for R1 Adv Mr Sumeet Batra , Adv Dr Roopanshi Batra Adv Rishabh Jain for R3 Mr. Abhishek Baid, Mr. Mohit Kumar Bafna, Mr. Praneet Das and Mr. Ravinder Kumar, Advocates for Respondent No. 4/RBI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R % 15.09.2026 CM APPL. 62653/2026 Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 13426/2026 1. This is a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:- “ Respondent No. 3, Punjab & Sind Bank, to immediately defreeze/remove the lien on the bank account of the Petitioner, ie., Account No. 08811000900089, IFSC: PSIB0001027, Santpura Branch, New Delhi; Respondent No. 4, Reserve Bank of India, to issue appropriate directions/guidelines to banks to prevent 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 19/09/2026 at 11:52:28 arbitrary and blanket freezing of accounts of innocent account-holders without due process. … “ 2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner maintains an account bearing No. 08811000900089 with respondent No. 3 Bank and a lien of Rs. 60,000/- has been put on the account of the petitioner on the basis of the cyber complaint. 3. A perusal of the cyber complaint shows that disputed amount itself is Rs. 60,000/- and from the said frozen account a sum of Rs. 27,000/- has been transferred to the complainant Mr. Daiveek Narayan on 05.09.2026. 4. Out of the lien of Rs. 60,000/-, Rs. 27,000/- stands paid to the complainant. The same is fortified by Mr. Batra, learned counsel for the respondent No. 3. 5. For the said reasons, it is directed that the lien of Rs. 33,000/- shall be marked on the account bearing No. 08811000900089 of the petitioner maintained with the respondent No. 3 bank, and subject to the said lien, the petitioner shall be permitted to operate the account. 6. With aforesaid directions, the petition is disposed of. JASMEET SINGH, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2026/AS 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 19/09/2026 at 11:52:28