- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3085 WP No. 1769 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1769 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. SOFIA MEHTA W/O MOHIT MEHTA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO 2709, SECTOR - 14, CHANDIGARH - 160014 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT MANTRI SERENITY GATE NO 1, J WING, NO 2603, 4TH BLOCK, NEAR DODDAKALLASANDRA METRO STATION BENGALURU - 560062. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AKASH V T.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3085 WP No. 1769 of 2025 AND: 1. YES BANK LIMITED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR, NO 33, AVENUE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560002 REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH HEAD. 2. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA REPRESENTED BY POLICE COMMISSIONER MIRA BHAYANDAR VASAI VIRAR MIRA ROAD POLICE STATION MAHARASHTRA - 401 105. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. FRANCIS XAVIER.,ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO DE-FREEZE THE ACCOUNT OF THE PETITIONER BEARING NO.065852000003831 IN YES BANK LIMITED AVENUE ROAD BRANCH, BENGALURU; DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT TO RE-CREDIT THE AMOUNT WHICH WAS DEBITED FROM THE PETITIONERS ACCOUNT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3085 WP No. 1769 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioner is aggrieved because his account No.065852000003831 with the first respondent - Bank is frozen, and the petitioner seeks directions to the respondent to defreeze his account. Sri Akash V T, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that his instructions are that the reason for the first respondent to freeze the petitioner's account is a possible transaction with Sri Ajay Kharbanda, who is the complainant, and that the complainant has recovered the amount from the concerned. Sri Francis Xavier, the learned counsel for the respondents, submits that the Bank has received communication from the office of the Director General of Police, Gujarat and Mira Road Police Station, Maharashtra to mark lien for a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- and Rs.1,65,000/- and the petitioner's account is marked entirely because the balance is - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3085 WP No. 1769 of 2025 only in a sum of Rs.3,56,000/-. These submissions are taken on record for disposal of the petition observing that the petitioner must necessarily pursue his remedies in the proceedings that could be pending with the aforesaid Police. The petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV