21.08.2026 02 Court No. 05 (DL) (Suvendu Mukherjee) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction (APPELLATE SIDE) WPA 16046 of 2026 Munmun Biswas –Versus – The State of West Bengal & Ors. Ms. Sarmistha Basak ….for the petitioner Mr. Suryaneel Das, Ld. AGP Mr. Atanu Basu ….for the State respondents Ms. Sweta Mukherjee Ms. Sakshi Bagaria …for the respondent no. 6 1) Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2) In spite of service of notice, respondent no. 8 is not represented. 3) Grievance of petitioner is her account maintained with HDFC Bank Limited is debit frozen prompting the petitioner to approach this Court with present writ petition seeking direction upon the concerned bank authorities to permit her to operate said account. 4) From materials available on record, it appears that in connection with investigation based on cybercrime complaint filed on National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal bank account of petitioner is debit frozen. 5) However, it is contended on behalf of petitioner that disputed amount allegedly linked to account of 2 petitioner is less than total amount lying in said account. 6) Such submission made on behalf of petitioner is not disputed by learned advocate representing bank authority. 7) Hence, concerned authority of HDFC Bank Limited being respondent no. 6 is directed to permit petitioner to operate her account excluding alleged disputed amount which shall be marked as lien. 8) Writ petition stands disposed of. 9) Parties to act on server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)