Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010064942026 2026:GAU-AS:4814 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1882/2026 PRANABJYOTI BARMAN SON OF LATE JOGEN BAMAN, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDENT OF FLAT NO.SE-6, AMARAWATI PALACE, AMARAWATI PATH, CHRISTINAN BASTI, GUWAHATI-781005 VERSUS ICICI BANK LIMITED AND OTHRS THROUGH ITS BRANCH MANAGER, OPPOSITE BLUE MOON HOTEL, UZANBAZAR, GUWAHATI-781004 2:ICICI BANK LIMITED THROUGH ITS ZONAL MANAGER OHIO SHOPPING COMPLEX 1ST FLOOR MG ROAD FANCY BAZAR GUWAHATI ASSAM 781001. 3:THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS MHA NORTH BLOCK GOVT OF INDIA NEW DELHI-110001. 4:INDIAN CYBER CRIME COORDINATION CENTRE 14C 5TH FLOOR NDCC II BUILDING JAI SINGH ROAD Page No.# 2/4 NEW DELHI-11000 5:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KOZHIKODE RURAL CYBER POLICE STATION RAM MOHAN ROAD MEENCHANDA KOZHIKODE KERALA-673018. 6:THE OFFICER IN CHARGE PERAMBRA POLICE STATION NEAR KRISHNA GEETHA THEATRE PERAMBRA DIST. KOZHIKODE RURAL KERALA 67352 For the Petitioner(s) : None appears For the Respondent(s) : Mr. M. Sarma, Standing Counsel BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 01.04.2026 None appears on behalf of the petitioner on call. 2. Mr. M. Sarma, the learned Standing Counsel appears on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1 and 2. 3. The grievance of the petitioner herein is that the petitioner maintains a savings bank account bearing No. 332601501224 at the Uzanbazar Branch of the respondent No. 2. 4. It is the case of the petitioner herein that in the month of October, 2024, when the petitioner attempted to conduct a Page No.# 3/4 transaction in the said savings bank account, an amount of Rs. 10,600.26p. was marked as lien. In addition to that, a further amount of Rs. 2,632.45p. was deducted from the petitioner’s balance, which was already kept under lien. The grievance of the petitioner is that the said savings bank account has remained frozen for more than 1½ years, and it is under such circumstances, the petitioner has approached this Court. 5. Mr. M. Sarma, the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of ICICI Bank Limited submitted upon instructions, that the amount of Rs. 10,600.26p. was proceeds of a cybercrime, and accordingly, the petitioner’s account has been frozen. 6. This Court has also taken note of various orders passed by the learned Coordinate Benches of this Court, whereby directions have been issued for defreezing of accounts subject to keeping a lien over the amount which are proceeds of cybercrime. In the opinion of this Court, similar directions can be passed in the facts of the present case. 7. Accordingly, the instant writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to defreeze the petitioner’s savings bank account bearing No. 332601501224 and allow the petitioner to operate the same. 8. However, it is observed that the amount of Rs. 10,600.26p. Page No.# 4/4 shall be kept under lien and shall be subject to such instructions and directions as may be issued by the respondent Nos. 4 to 6. JUDGE Comparing Assistant