WP Crl. No. 1751 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN WP Crl. No. 1751 of 2026 Eswaran ..Petitioner Vs 1. The Superintendent of Police, Salem District. 2. The Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Police Station, Salem District. 3. The Branch Mangaer, Bank of Baroda, Theni Palanichettipatti Branch, Theni District. ..Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition Criminal filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to forthwith defreeze the Savings Bank Account Bearing No.70280100005215 maintained by the petitioner with the third respondent Bank of Baroda, Theni Palanichettipatti Branch, Theni District, and permit the petitioner to freely operate the said account, and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the operation of the petitioner’s account except in accordance with due process of law, and ths render Justice. For Petitioner: Mr.K.Manikandan For Respondents: Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Crl.Side) For R1 and R2 Mr.R.Sreedhar for R3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1751 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 ORDER This Writ Petition (Criminal) has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to defreeze the petitioner’s bank account bearing Account No.70280100005215, maintained with the third respondent. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record. 3. The petitioner is holding a bank account bearing Account No.70280100005215 with the third respondent. While being so, based on the instructions issued by the second respondent, the third respondent had frozen the petitioner’s bank account and did not permit him to operate the same. 4. On instructions, the learned Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 submitted that based on the complaint received from Cyber Crime Police, a sum of Rs.85,000/- has been transferred to the petitioner’s account maintained with the third respondent by using the said account as a second layer account. That apart, as instructed by the Cyber Crime Police, Tiruvananthapuram Rural, State of Kerala, a sum of Rs.26,000/- was transferred to the petitioner's account by using the same as a second layer account. Further, the Cyber Crime Police, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1751 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 Ranipet, instructed the third respondent to freeze the petitioner's account, since a sum of Rs.90,000/- was transferred to the petitioner’s account maintained by using it as a second layer account. Thus, a total sum of Rs.2,01,000/- was transferred to the account of the petitioner using the account as a second layer account by the accused. 5. In view of the above, the third respondent is directed to mark a lien over the petitioner’s account to the tune of Rs.2,01,000/- and permit the petitioner to operate the account in respect of the remaining amount, if any. 6. With the above direction, this Writ Petition (Criminal) stands disposed of. No costs. 23-07-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No LPP To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Salem District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Police Station, Salem District. 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1751 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN J. LPP WP Crl. No. 1751 of 2026 23-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis