Arshadsabik V.T. vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The core judgment text detailing the Court's decision, reasoning, and specific directions is omitted from the provided document. Therefore, what the Court precisely decided regarding the account freezes or the legal principles applied cannot be determined from the given text.
Facts
Multiple petitioners, including individuals and cooperative banks, filed writ petitions challenging the freezing or restriction of their bank accounts. These actions were typically initiated by various state police authorities (e.g., Cyber Crime Cells in Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra) in connection with cybercrime investigations, leading to communications from banks regarding debit freezes.
Key Issues
The key legal issues, based on the nature of the petitions, appear to involve the legality and procedure for freezing bank accounts in cybercrime investigations, the rights of account holders, and the jurisdiction of various police and banking authorities. However, the specific legal questions addressed by the Court are not detailed in the provided text.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI TUESDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH 2024 / 6TH CHAITHRA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 10612 OF 2024 PETITIONER: YASMIN K.A AGED 46 YEARS W/O SULAIMAN, SEENATH(H), KODAKKATTUPOTTA, PARLI-II KINAVALLUR, KINAVALLUR P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT,KERALA, PIN – 678 612 BY ADVS. MUHAMMED AMEEN ISTINAF ABDULLAH RESPONDENTS: 1 FEDERAL BANK REPRESENTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, HEAD OFFICE, MARKET ROAD, PERIYAR NAGAR, ALUVA, KERALA, PIN – 683 101 2 BRANCH MANAGER FEDERAL BANK, KALLADIKODE BRANCH, TB JUNCTION, KALLADIKODE, PALAKKAD, KERALA, PIN – 678 596 3 SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CYBER CRIME CELL,B BLOCK, MINI SECRETARIAT, PATIALA, PUNJAB, PIN - 147001 4 THE NATIONAL CYBER REPORTING CRIME PORTAL, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NEW DELHI, PIN – 110 001 5 STATE POLICE CHIEF, KERALA POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHAKKAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 104 SRI. MOHAN JACOB GEORGE,SC. SRI. SUNIL KUMAR KURIAKOSE. GP. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26.03.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C).2432/2024, 2491/2024 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 10612
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