Zainabath Ramseena vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court directed banks to confine the freeze on petitioners' accounts only to the amount specified in the police requisition. Police authorities were also directed to inform banks if the freeze needs to continue and for how long.
Facts
The petitioners' bank accounts were frozen by police authorities, allegedly in connection with cybercrime investigations. The petitioners approached the High Court seeking relief from the blanket freeze on their accounts.
Key Issues
Whether bank accounts can be frozen entirely in cybercrime cases, and if so, to what extent and for what duration.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2023 / 15TH AGRAHAYANA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 31870 OF 2023 PETITIONER: MUNAVVAR KONIKKAUZHIYIL, AGED 33 YEARS KONIKKUZHIYIL HOUSE, POONTHAVANAM (PO)KEEZHATTUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRIC, PIN - 679325 BY ADVS. V.VISAL AJAYAN M.R.ABHILASH A.SREEPRIYA RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE HOME SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695001 2 NATIONAL CYBER CRIME REPORTING PORTAL REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY-8 MAHIPALPUR, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110037 3 STATION HOUSE OFFICER TIRUCHANUR POLICE STATIONURBAN POLICE DISTRICT, NEERAADA MANDAPAM,TIRUCHANOOR RD, TIRUCHANUR, TIRUPATI,REPRESENTED BY THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH ANDHRA PRADESH, PIN - 517503 4 RESERVE BANK OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS GOVERNOR, HEAD OFFICE, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, PIN - 400029 5 HDFC BANK PERINTHALMANNA BRANCH SREE CPLX CALICUT RD, OPP. KALYAN JEWELERS, PERINTALMANNA, KERALA, PIN - 679322 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06.12.2023, ALONG WITH WP(C).37933/2023 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON T
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