W.P.Crl.No.1436 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 16.07.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN W.P.Crl.No.1436 of 2026 1.Subhash Chand 2.Abhishek Kumar 3.Anita Devi 4.Arushi Tuteja 5.Aryan Kukreja 6.Ataur Rahaman 7.Ayush Mishra 8.Barkat Ali 9.Bhagwati Mukharjee 10.Chaudhary Ajay Satishkumar 11.Deepa Aggarwal 12.Dharmender 13.Geetika Mathur 14.Himanshu 15.Humayun Kabir 1/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1436 of 2026 16.Karan Suresh Bhoir 17.Liyakat Ali 18.Nisha Chaudhary 19.Nishant Chaudhary 20.Prabhat Avadhkishor Pandey 21.Rahman Mijanur 22.Rajat Madan 23.Rakhi Verma 24.Rakib Ansar Ikbal 25.Reeta Bhattacharya 26.Sajjad Zakir Husain Khan 27.Shruti Upadhyay 28.Vineet Sharma … Petitioners vs. 1.The Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City, Huzur Road, Uppilipalayam, Coimbatore - 641018 2.The Inspector of Police Inspector cum Station House Officer (ISHO) Coimbatore City NCRP Nodal Officer, Coimbatore City Kattur, Tamil Nadu-641018. 2/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1436 of 2026 3.M/s.Shasha Infotech Private Limited, Registered Office: C-20 T/F, Chander Nagar, Janak Puri, Janakpuri, B-1, West Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 110058 Also at: Unit No. 1004 D&E, 10th Floor, Sector 48, JMD Megapolis, Gurugram, Haryana - 122018 Also at: 425, 4th Floor, Spaze IT Park,_Sector 49, Gurgaon. 4.M/s.Logskim Solution Private Limited Door No. 84, Murugesa Naicker Building, B – Block, 5th floor, Greams Road, Thousand lights, Chennai – 600006, Tamil Nadu, India 5.M/s. Delivede Private Limited No.84, 5th Floor, Murugesan Naicker Complex, Greams Rd, Thousand Lights, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006. … Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st and 2nd Respondents, to defreeze the Petitioners Savings and Salary Accounts and restore the operations thereof, and pass such other suitable orders as this Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of this case. For Petitioners : Mr.Sagar Chawla For R1 and R2 : Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) For R3 : Mr.d.Kavinilavan for M/s.R.Baskar For R4 and R5 : Mr.P.Manorajan 3/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1436 of 2026 O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed for a direction, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to defreeze the petitioners’ savings and salary accounts and restore the operations thereof. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record. 3. The petitioners are claiming to be employees of 3rd respondent herein and they have received salary from the 3rd respondent. Now, on the complaint lodged by the 4th respondent, the 2nd respondent has instructed the petitioners’ respective bankers to freeze their accounts. 4.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that they have nothing to do with the 4th respondent since they are employees of the 3rd respondent. Whatever work they done, they have received their salary. They have nothing to do in the crime committed by the 3rd respondent herein. He further submits that the respondents did not even follow the procedure as 4/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1436 of 2026 contemplated under BNSS and without complying the provision under Section 106(3) of BNSS. 5. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents 4 and 5, on instructions, submits that the petitioners herein are fake employees of the 3rd respondent. He further submits that the 4th respondent engaged the 3rd respondent for doing certain work over which the 3rd respondent claiming salary in the name of fake persons, without doing any work. Due to which, the 4th respondent had deposited Rs.43,51,259/-. Therefore, on the complaint lodged by the 4th respondent, the Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Coimbatore City, registered FIR in Crime No.22 of 2026 for the offences punishable under Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act, 2000. 6. In pursuant to the registration of FIR and on the request made by the Investigation Agency, the respective bankers have frozen the petitioners’ accounts. Now, the investigation is pending in Crime No.22 of 2026 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Coimbatore City. That apart, they also duly complied with the provisions under Section 106(3) of BNSS. 5/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1436 of 2026 7. In view of the above, while pending investigation, the request made by the petitioners seeking defreeze of their respective accounts cannot be considered and the writ petition is devoid of merits and the same is liable to be dismissed. 8. Accordingly, the Writ Petition (Criminal) is dismissed. No costs. 16.07.2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No dm 6/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1436 of 2026 To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City, Huzur Road, Uppilipalayam, Coimbatore - 641018 2.The Inspector of Police Inspector cum Station House Officer (ISHO) Coimbatore City NCRP Nodal Officer, Coimbatore City Kattur, Tamil Nadu-641018. 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai. 7/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1436 of 2026 G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN , J. dm W.P.Crl.No.1436 of 2026 16.07.2026 8/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis