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Madras High CourtCRL OP/5967/2024disposed of

M/S. Mcarepro Health Services Private Limited v. The State Rep By

2024-03-11Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P No.5967 of 2024 M/s.Mcarepro Health Services Private Limited, Rep. by its authorized signatory, Mr.Umer Shabir Bazaz Having office at KL Towers, No.9807, TNHB, Ayapakkam Main Road, Tiruvallur, Poonamallee - 600 077 Petitioner vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Avadi Police Commissionerate, Ambattur, Tamil Nadu.

2. ICICI Bank Limited, G11, 1st Main Road, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai 600 058 Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent to defreeze the bank account of the petitioner viz Account No.731305000361 standing in the name of the petitioner with 2nd respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.Vikram Veerasamy For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondent to defreeze the bank account of the petitioner viz Account No.731305000361 standing in the name of the petitioner with 2nd respondent.

2.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the bank account of the petitioner was freezed in the course of investigation in Crime No.82 of 2023 on 24.11.2023 and it was in formed to the learned Judicial Magistrate I, Poonamallee on the very same day.

3.

In the light of the above submission, it is seen that the mandate under Section 102 of Cr.PC has been followed in this case. Hence, this Court cannot issue a direction to the respondent to defreeze the account. It is left open to the petitioner to file an appropriate application before the Court below and seek for the remedy and on such filing, the Court below shall deal with the same on its own merits and in accordance with law and pass orders as

expeditiously as possible.

4.

This criminal Original petition is disposed of in the above terms.

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1. State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Avadi Police Commissionerate, Ambattur, Tamil Nadu.

2. ICICI Bank Limited, G11, 1st Main Road, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai 600 058

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras

N. ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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