1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 20.08.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN W.P.(Crl).No. 1214 of 2025 Surendranath Reddy Director of Reddx Technologies Private Limited Block 2, E9, Kochar Panchsheel Apartment Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai – 600 098. ... Petitioner Vs. 1. Reserve Bank of India Represented by its Governor Head Office at 16th Floor, Central Office Building Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai – 400 001. 2. Canara Bank Represented by its Manager 1427, VOC Street, Thiruvallurvar Nagar, Mogappair Chennai – 600 037. 3. The Superintendent of Police Cyber Crime Division-I, Cyber Crime Wing No.3, Dr.Natesan Road, Police Training College Campus, 3rd Floor, Cyber Crime Wing Ashok Nagar, Chennai – 600 083. 4. The Nodal Cyber Cell Officer of Tamil Nadu National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, National Highways -8, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2 Mahipalpur, New Delhi – 110 037. ...Respondents [R4 is impleaded as per the order of this Court dated 08.07.2026 in W.P.M.P.Crl.No. 555 of 2026 and W.P.Crl.No. 1214 of 2025) PRAYER : This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing first respondent to instruct the second respondent to dispose off the petitioner's representation dated 14.10.2024 by defreezing the funds in petitioner's bank account bearing Current Account bearing Account No. 120023850139 holding IFSC Code: CNRB0002915, Current Account bearing Account No: 120025187360 holding IFSC code: CNRB0002915 and releasing the entire amount of Rs.10,000/- and Rs.30,000/- held by the second respondent and direct the third respondent to disclose the status of any investigation or related matters. *** For Petitioner : Mr. Varun for Mr.K.Kably Taiyab Khan For 1st Respondent: Rexy Josephine Mary for Mr.C.Mohan M/s. King and Partridge for RBI For 2nd Respondent: Ms.Renuka Devi for Mr.R.Sreedhar ORDER The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition seeking a direction to https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 3 defreeze his current accounts bearing numbers 120023850139 and 120025187360. 2. This Court had ordered notice to the respondents. 3. Ms. Renuka Devi, representing Mr. R. Sreedhar, for the second respondent, states that both accounts are now defrozen. Regarding the account ending with 360, an amount of Rs. 64,694/- is under lien, and a similar lien has been placed on the current account ending with 0139, amounting to Rs. 28,347/-. The accounts have been defrozen and the liens have been noted. 4. Recording the submission made by Ms. Renuka Devi, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. vsg 20.08.2026 To 1. The Governor Reserve Bank of India Head Office at 16th Floor, Central Office Building Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai – 400 001. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 4 2. The Manager Canara Bank 1427, VOC Street, Thiruvallurvar Nagar, Mogappair Chennai – 600 037. 3. The Superintendent of Police Cyber Crime Division-I, Cyber Crime Wing No.3, Dr.Natesan Road, Police Training College Campus, 3rd Floor, Cyber Crime Wing Ashok Nagar, Chennai – 600 083. 4. The Nodal Cyber Cell Officer of Tamil Nadu National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, National Highways -8, Mahipalpur, New Delhi – 110 037. V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN , J. vsg https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 5 W.P.(Crl).No. 1214 of 2025 20.08.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis