Rajasthan High Court Directs Bank To Freeze Only Disputed Amount In Cybercrime Case, Not Entire Account
The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief to a petitioner whose bank account was frozen by the Bank of Baroda, since the account was in receipt of some amount allegedly in relation to a cyber-crime complaint.While disposing the writ petition, the bench of Justice Sunil Beniwal, directed the bank to keep only such amount frozen in the petitioner's account that was allegedly transferred...
The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief to a petitioner whose bank account was frozen by the Bank of Baroda, since the account was in receipt of some amount allegedly in relation to a cyber-crime complaint.
While disposing the writ petition, the bench of Justice Sunil Beniwal, directed the bank to keep only such amount frozen in the petitioner's account that was allegedly transferred illegally while allowing the petitioner to freely use his account and make transactions using the remaining balance.
The Court further observed that in case the bank had not received any information regarding the exact figure of the disputed amount, which was alleged by the police to have been received, it shall send a communication to the concerned Investigating Officer/Police to know the amount to be earmarked for lien.
It was further stated that after receiving such communication or letter from the bank, the concerned Investigating Officer/Police was obligated to provide such information within a period of 7 days, following which the bank shall earmark that amount for lien.
However, in case no reply was received by the concerned bank from the Investigating Officer/Police within the above-mentioned time period, it shall de-freeze the account of the petitioner.
Accordingly, with these directions, the writ petition was disposed of.
Title: Vatsal Bindal v State of Rajasthan & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 33