W.P.(C)/4065/2026 of JASMEET KAUR Vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4065/2026 & CM APPL. 19964/2026 JASMEET KAUR .....Petitioner Through: Adv Harsh Vardhan Sharma , Adv Paramjeet Singh Devgan versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Himanshu Pathak, SPC and Mr. Ankit Siwach, GP and Mr. Mohit Gupta, Advs. for R1 Mr. Shivang Singh, Advocate and Mr. Pulin Kumar, Advocate for R5 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R % 08.04.2026 1. This is a writ petition filed under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:- “a) Issue writ, order or directions in the nature of Mandamus directing Respondent No.5 to immediately de -freeze the Savings Bank Account No. 50100628558852 of the Petitioner; b) In the alternative, direct Respondents to restrict lien only to disputed amount of Rs. 9,000/-; c) Pass interim order directing immediate operation of account during pendency of petition; . . .” 2. The c ase of the petitioner is that the petitioner’s account being Account No. 50100628558852 maintained with the respondent No.5/ HDFC Bank Ltd. has been freezed. The said account has been freezed This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/04/2026 at 13:21:39 on basis of three Cyber Crime complaints registered in different States namely Karnataka, Punjab and Gujarat. 3. Admittedly, the disputed amount s in the complaints are Rs. 2000/-, Rs. 5000/- and Rs. 2000/-, respectively and the petitioner is 5 th/6th layer beneficiary in the transaction details. 4. Mr. Singh, learned counse l for the re spondent No.5, on instructions states that account of the petitioner’s account may be defreezed except for the lien of Rs. 9,000/-. 5. I am of the view that placing of a lien/ freezing of an account is an action entailing serious consequences creat ing hardships for an individual and also affects the financials of an individual. 6. For the said reasons and taking Mr. Singh’s, learned counsel for the respondent No.5, statement on record, it is directed that the respondent No.5 shall maintain the lien on Rs. 9,000/- and subject to the lien, the petitioner’s account being Account No. 50100628558852 shall be permitted to be operated by the petitioner expeditiously and in any case not later than 1 week from today. 7. As regards Rs. 9,000/- is concerned, the petitioner is at liberty to take action as per the Standard Operating Procedure (“SOP”). 8. The present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms, along with pending applications, if any. 9. Dasti. JASMEET SINGH, J APRIL 8, 2026 / (MS) This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/04/2026 at 13:21:39