CW/5066/2026 of GOPI JUICE PLANET Vs BANK OF BARODA

[2026:RJ-JP:17677] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5066/2026 Gopi Juice Planet, Address Near Gopi Sweet, Ward No. 86, Tonk Road Durgapura, Jaipur, Through Its Proprietor Vikas Meena Son Of Shri Tulsiram Meena, Aged About 29 Years, Resident Of 325, Rajpoota Ka Mohalla, Tonk Road, Durgapura, Jaipur (Raj.) ----Petitioner Versus 1. Bank Of Baroda, Head Officer, Baroda Bhavan, 7th Floor, R.C. Dutt Road, Alka Puri, Vadodara, Gujrat, Through Its General Manager. 2. Bank Of Baroda, Plot No. 1, Mani Bhawan, New Mahindra Tower, Durgapura, Jaipur Through Its Branch Manager. 3. S.H.O., Police Station Durgapura, Jaipur (Raj.) 4. HC Babu Vala, Assistant Sub Inspector, Police Station Dadra And Nagar Have And Daman And Diu Dadra And Nagar Haveli Naroli 5. Mr. Shantnu Kumar, D.I.G. Cyber Crime, Police Head Quarter, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Arun Kumar Sharma with Mr. Chandra Prakash Meena For Respondent(s) : Ms. Sunita Meena and Mr. Vishnu Dutt Sharma for Mr. Bhuwnesh Sharma, AAG Ms. Simran Sharma for Mr. Divanshu Gupta HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUROOP SINGHI Order 27/04/2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:- “It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that your Lordship may graciously be pleased to accept and allow this Writ petition and call for the entire [2026:RJ-JP:17677] (2 of 5) [CW-5066/2026] record relating to the case and after examine the same; (i) By an appropriate writ, order or direction of mandamus or in the nature thereof the respondents may kindly be directed to immediately unfreeze/de- freeze the petitioner’s Bank Account No.33920200001042 in Bank of Baroda, Durgapura Jaipur and restore full operational access to the petitioner forthwith in larger interest of justice. (ii) Issue any other writ, order or direction, which this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper, may kindly be passed in favour of the petitioners. (iii) Cost of the writ petition be also awarded in favour of the petitioner.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has never misused the aforesaid bank account for the purpose of illegal transactions and has not committed any cyber crime and has no relation whatsoever to the alleged fraudulent transaction(s). 3. Learned counsel also submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the Investigating Agencies and will appear before the Bank Authorities and the Investigating Agencies as and when called upon. 4. Therefore, learned counsel prays that while the disputed amount which has been received in the petitioner's account may be frozen, the amount other than the disputed amount may kindly be allowed to be withdrawn and the petitioner may be allowed to operate and carry out the banking transactions from the said bank account. 5. Per contra , learned counsel for the respondent – Bank submits that the disputed amount is Rs.490/- and the bank [2026:RJ-JP:17677] (3 of 5) [CW-5066/2026] account of the petitioner has been frozen strictly in compliance of financial cyber fraud complaint(s). 6. Learned counsel for the respondent – Bank further submits that the petitioner may be directed not to discontinue the bank account until the investigation is completed or the criminal case is decided. 7. Learned counsel for the respondent – State submits that as the petitioner is the beneficiary of an amount involved in a financial cyber fraud complaint and the investigation is undergoing, no interference is called for at this stage. 8. Learned counsel for the petitioner agrees with the submissions made by learned counsel for the respondent – Bank. 9. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The relevant Bank account details involved in the present writ petition are as follows: Name of the account holder Bank account number Branch Address M/s. Gopi Juice Planet 33920200001042 Bank of Baroda, Durgapura, Jaipur. 10. In view of the submissions so made, this Court is of the considered view that merely because a certain amount has been transferred to the petitioner's bank account in an alleged fraudulent transaction, the act of freezing the entire bank account and imposing complete restriction on banking transactions at this stage will seriously prejudice the rights of the petitioner. At the most, the Bank can keep a lien on the amount to the extent it relates to the alleged fraudulent transaction(s) credited in the petitioner’s bank account. [2026:RJ-JP:17677] (4 of 5) [CW-5066/2026] 11. Consequently, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions:- i) The respondent – Bank shall de-freeze the bank account No.33920200001042 of the petitioner maintained at Bank of Baroda, Branch Durgapura, Jaipur , positively within a period of three days from the date of submission of certified copy of this order and the petitioner may be allowed to operate and carry out banking transactions in the said bank account over and above the disputed amount, in accordance with law. However, the disputed amount i.e., Rs.490/- which has been credited in the petitioner’s bank account in connection with the alleged fraudulent transaction(s) shall remain frozen; ii) The petitioner shall co-operate with the Bank Authorities and the Investigating Agencies and will appear before them, as and when required; iii) The petitioner shall not close or discontinue the bank account till the Investigating Agencies and Bank Authorities permit the petitioner to do so; iv) If the involvement of the petitioner is found in any illegal transaction(s), the petitioner shall be liable to pay amount involved in the aforesaid illegal transaction and will face inquiry/investigation as per law; and v) The petitioner shall ensure that all the compliances required for maintaining and operating his bank account with the respondent – Bank are duly complied with. vi) Needless to say, that this order has been passed only in the context of de-freezing of the bank account of the petitioner and in no manner is to be construed as any determination with [2026:RJ-JP:17677] (5 of 5) [CW-5066/2026] respect to the merits of the financial cyber fraud complaint under question. 12. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of accordingly. (ANUROOP SINGHI),J JAYANT KUMAR /23