CWP-19942-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA 146 IMRAN RESERVE BANK OF INDIA AND ANOTHER CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE Present: Mr. Munfaid Khan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rohit Verma, Advocate for respondent no.1. Mr. Gaurav Goel, Advocate and Mr. Teginder Singh, Advocate for respondent no. TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA The petition has been filed, mandamus directing respondent no. activate the petitioner’s bank account bearing no. branch at Tauru, Mewat intimation. 2. Learned counsel for the Bank, on petitioner’s bank account was frozen on the basis of from the Cyber Crime Department amounting to ₹ made operational by marking a lien on the said disputed amount within three days, and the documents based upon which the Bank account will also be furnished to the petitioner. 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP Date of decision: 22.07.2026 Versus RESERVE BANK OF INDIA AND ANOTHER HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Mr. Munfaid Khan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rohit Verma, Advocate for respondent no.1. Mr. Gaurav Goel, Advocate and Mr. Teginder Singh, Advocate for respondent no.2. TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (ORAL) The petition has been filed, inter alia directing respondent no.2/Punjab National activate the petitioner’s bank account bearing no. Tauru, Mewat, which has been frozen without any notice or Learned counsel for the Bank, on petitioner’s bank account was frozen on the basis of Cyber Crime Department regarding ₹18,000 in total, from his account. However, the account will be made operational by marking a lien on the said disputed amount within three days, and the documents based upon which the Bank account will also be furnished to the petitioner. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-19942-2026 Date of decision: 22.07.2026 ...Petitioner(s) RESERVE BANK OF INDIA AND ANOTHER ...Respondent(s) TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Mr. Gaurav Goel, Advocate and Mr. Teginder Singh, Advocate inter alia, seeking a writ of unjab National Bank to defreeze/re- activate the petitioner’s bank account bearing no.6939000100043124, with its , which has been frozen without any notice or Learned counsel for the Bank, on instructions, submits that the petitioner’s bank account was frozen on the basis of an intimation received regarding three questionable transactions account. However, the account will be made operational by marking a lien on the said disputed amount within three days, and the documents based upon which the Bank decided to freeze the account will also be furnished to the petitioner. , seeking a writ of - , with its , which has been frozen without any notice or instructions, submits that the intimation received questionable transactions account. However, the account will be made operational by marking a lien on the said disputed amount within three to freeze the AMAN DUA 2026.07.24 17:18 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judicial document CWP-19942-2026 4. L conditional opening of the account. 5. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to respondent no.1/Bank to defreeze the aforementioned three days of receiving a certified disputed amount of the account with the petitioner or to take recourse to appropriate remedies against it, in accordance with law 22.07.2026 AD Whether speaking/reasoned Whether reportable 2026 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner has no objection to conditional opening of the account. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to no.1/Bank to defreeze the aforementioned of receiving a certified copy of the order disputed amount of ₹18,000, and share the documents which led to freezing of with the petitioner or his counsel within to take recourse to appropriate remedies against it, in accordance with law (TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) Whether speaking/reasoned : Whether reportable : l for the petitioner has no objection to this The petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to no.1/Bank to defreeze the aforementioned bank account within copy of the order by marking a lien on the documents which led to freezing of counsel within two weeks, to enable him to take recourse to appropriate remedies against it, in accordance with law. (TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) JUDGE : Yes/No : Yes/No this The petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to account within by marking a lien on the documents which led to freezing of him AMAN DUA 2026.07.24 17:18 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judicial document