- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31784 WP No. 3385 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 3385 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. DIGUMARATHI SATYA PRASAD S/O D. PULLAIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT FLAT NO. 1273 JUBILLE HILLS ROAD NO. 64, HYDERABAD-500033 TALANGANA STATE 2. SMT. DIGUMARATHI KAVITH PRASAD D/O G.V. KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS PETITIONER NO.1 AND 2 ARE RESIDING AT FLAT NO. 1273 JUBILLE HILLS ROAD NO. 64, HYDERABAD-500033 TALANGANA STATE …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA A.C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS AMBEDKAR VEEDHI VIDHANA SOUDAH BENGALURU-560001 Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31784 WP No. 3385 of 2024 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, N.T PET BANGALURU-560002 3. THE POLICE INSPECTOR SPECIAL ENQUIRY, CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, N.T PET, BANGALURU-560002. 4. THE MANAGER AXIS BANK LTD, NO. 22-7-48 MOTUPALLIVARI STREET, KOTHAPET, TENALI TALUK, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522201 ANDRA PRADESH. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. FRANCIS XAVIER, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED LETTER DTD 20.06.2016 VIDE ANNEXURE-A ISSUED BY THE R-3 TO THE R-4 TO FREEZE THE PETITIONERS ACCOUNT AND DIRECT THE R-3 TO DE-FREEZE THE PETITIONER ACCOUNT MAINTAINED WITH THE R-4 BANK IN ACCOUNT BEARING NO. 913010000446277, IFSC CODE NO. UTIB0000556, TENALI BRANCH, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDRA PRADESH THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31784 WP No. 3385 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: "a) Issue a Writ in the nature of Certiorari thereby quashing the impugned Letter dated. 20.06.2016 vide Annexure A issued by the 3rd respondent to the 4th respondent to freeze the petitioners account and direct the 3rd respondent to de-freeze the petitioner account maintained with the 4th respondent Bank in account bearing No. 913010000446277, IFSC Code No: UTIB0000556, Tenali Branch, Guntur District, Andra Pradesh. b) Grant such other order/s as this Hon'ble court might deem fit in the facts and circumstance of this case, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. The grievance of the petitioners is that despite a request made by the petitioners to defreeze the account of the petitioners, no order has been passed. And as such relief for quashing the debit freeze order at Annexure-A dated 20.06.2016 has been sought for. 3. A perusal of the impugned order dated 20.06.2016 at Annexure-A indicates that the same has been - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31784 WP No. 3385 of 2024 issued by the Police Inspector, Special Enquiry Central Crime Branch to the bank where the petitioners maintain the bank account, informing the said bank that there is a proceeding filed in Crime No.92/2016 under Sections 468 and 420 of the IPC before the Wilson Garden Police Station, where a charge sheet has been laid and it is claimed that the amount involved in the crime has been transferred to the aforesaid account. As such, the Inspector of Police has sought for debit freezing the account and directed the bank not to transfer any amount to any other account. 4. The petitioners have been provided with the relevant details of the proceedings under which the order has been passed. It was for the petitioners to approach the court seized of the said proceedings and sought for appropriate reliefs. 5. The parallel proceedings of this nature would not be maintainable. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31784 WP No. 3385 of 2024 6. Reserving liberty to the petitioners as aforesaid, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE DL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28