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Vivek Sasidharan v. State Bank Of India

2025-06-13Honourable Mr Justice P. Velmurugan15 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 13-06-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P. VELMURUGAN and WMP No.17637 of 2025

1. Vivek Sasidharan S/o.V.M.Sasidharan, Unit 405, Casagrand Monte Carlo, 1 93, Anna Salai, Ngr Colony, Little Mount, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015 Petitioner(s) Vs

1. State Bank Of India Rep By Its Authorised Signatory, 4/1, 6th Cross St, Karpagam Gardens, Adyar, Chennai-600 020 2.Axisbank Ltd Rep By Its Authorised Signatory, No.50, Basement, CP Ramawamy Road, 3rd Street, Alwarpet, Chennai-600 018 1/15

3.Axis Bank Ltd Rep By Its Authorised Signatory, Plot No.104, Door No.23, Gandhi Nagar, Gandhinagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu-600 020 4.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station, Vadodara City, Ajwa Rd, Near Ayurvedic 3 Rasta, J ay Ranchod Society 3, Chandranagar Society, Satyam Park Secretary, Vadodara, Gujara-390019 5.The Inpsector Of Police Bag Sewania Police Station, Bhopal Police District, Bagsewania Main Road, Barkatullah University, Habib Ganj Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh-462026 6.The Inspector Of Police Kharar Police St Ation, Sas Nagar Police District, Main Bazar, Kharar, Punjab-140 301 7.The Inspector Of Police Khambat City Police Station, Anand Police District, Teen Darwaja, Opp.Mamlatdar Office, 2/15

Khambhat, Gujarat-388620 8.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station, Rajkot City District, Jamnagar Rd, Near Rajkot Urban Development Authority, Police Head Quarters, Rajkot, Gujarat-360 001 9.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station, Cyberabad Police District, Jayabheri Pine Valley, Gachibowli, Hyderbad, Telangana- 500 032 10.The Inspector Of Police Mauli Jagran Police Station, Chandigarh Police District, Mauli Jagran, Daria, Chandigarh -160 102 11.The Inspector Of Police Bidhannagar Cyber Police Station, Bhidhannagar Police Commissionerate, 2nd Floor, Ed Market, Samata Co-operative Bank Building, Salt Lake Bypass, ED Block, Sector II, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal-700 091 3/15

12.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station, Delhi South East Police Station, 2nd Floor, Ps Badarpur, New Delhi-110 044 13.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station, Ahmedabad Police District, Dafnala Cross Rd, Near IPS Mess, Shahibag, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380004 14.The Inspector Of Police Madanapalli Town Police Station, Annamayya Police District, Bangalore Rd, P and T Colony, Madanapalle, Andrapradesh-517 325 15.The Inspector Of Police Shahdara Cyber Crime Police Station, Shahdara Police District, 2nd Floor, PS Shahdara, New Delhi-110 032 16.The Inspector Of Police Ccb LB Nagar Police Station, Rackkonda Police District, Saroornagar, Bhagat Singh Nagar, Sri Venkateshwara Colony, Hyderabad, Telangana-500 035 17.The Inspector Of Police Pune City Cyber Crime Police Station, Pune City Police District, Police Ground, Opp Rahul Theatre, 4/15

Police Headquarters, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra-411 005 18.The Inspector Of Police Jorabagan Police Station, Kolkata City Police Disrict, Sovabazar, 78, Nimtala Ghat St, Kolkata, West Bengal-700 006 19.The Inspector Of Police Hansi Cyber Crime Police Staiton, Hansi Police District, PCW Tea Stall Sector 6, Hansi, Haryana-125 033 20.The Inspector Of Police Jogapatti Police Station, Betiah Police Station, Betiah Police District, Bettiah, Matkota-nawalpur Rd, Laukaria, Jogapatti, Bihar 845 452 21.The Inspector Of Police Kannauj Police Station, Kannauj Police District, Main Road, Mohalla Kazi Tola, Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh-209 726 22.The Inspector Of Police A DIV Bharuch Police Station, Bharuch Police District, Near Panchbatti, Old Town, Bharuch, Gujarat-329001 5/15

23.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station Rohtak, Rohatak Police District, Sector 14, Rohtak, , Haryana-124001 24.The Inspector Of Police Kotwali Orai Police Station, Jalaun Police District, Patel Nagar, Orai, Uttar Pradesh-285001 25.The Inspector Of Police CEN Crime Police Station, Ramanagara Police District, Moti Nagar, Agrahar, Ramanagara, Karnataka 562 159 26.The Inspector Of Police Vasna Police Station, Ahmedabad Police District, Sorai Nagar, Vishala, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380007 27.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station Surat City, Surat City Police District, 1st Floor, Old Head Quarters, Near Ichchhanath Mahadev Mandir, Athwalines, Surat, Gujarat-395 001 28.The Inspector Of Police BOPAL POLICE STATION, AHMEDABAD RURAL POLICE DISTRICT, VRAJ VIHAR SOCIETY 33/a, S BOPAL RD, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT6/15

380 058 29.The Inspector Of Police Sabarmati Police Station, Ahmedabad City Police District, Bulakhidas Rd, Near Toll Naka, Ram Nagar, Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380005 Respondent(s) PRAYER Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of Indian, seeking to issue Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 -3 to de-freeze the Savings bank account bearing No.33338355117 maintained with the 1st respondent and savings bank account bearing No.5302490448 maintained with the 2nd respondent and savings bank account bearing No.916010026816297 maintained with the 3rd respondent to enable the petitioner to utilize the money apart from the lien marked sum lying in the bank accounts For Petitioner(s):

Mr.Govind Chandrasekhar For R1 :Mr.K.Chandrasekaran For R2 and R3 : Mr.V.V.Giridhar For R18 :Mr.E.Narayanan For R13, R14, R25, 7/15

R28 and R29 : No appearance R16 & R20 : Not ready in notice For R4 To R12, R15,R17, R19, R21 To R24, R26 and R27 - Service Awaited Not Ready in Notice

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking for a issuance of Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents 1 -3 to de-freeze the Savings bank account bearing No.33338355117 maintained with the 1st respondent and savings bank account bearing No.5302490448 maintained with the 2nd respondent and savings bank account bearing No.916010026816297 maintained with the 3rd respondent and to enable the petitioner to utilize the money, apart from the lien marked sum, lying in the bank accounts

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondents and perused the materials available on record.

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3. It is seen that based on the instructions given by the various Police Stations/respondents 4 to 29, the respondents 1 to 3 have frozen the petitioner's Bank account. Since all the respondent-Police are out of the jurisdiction of this Court, this Court is not inclined to give any direction to all the respondent/Police. In view of the same, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed. 13-06-2025 mfa Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes To 1.State Bank Of India Rep By Its Authorised Signatory, 4/1, 6th Cross St, Karpagam Gardens, Adyar, Chennai-600 020 2.Axisbank Ltd Rep By Its Authorised Signatory, No.50, Basement, Cp Ramawamy Road, 3rd Street, Alwarpet, Chennai600 018 9/15

3.Axis Bank Ltd Rep By Its Authorised Signatory, Plot No.104, Door No.23, Gandhi Nagar, Gandhinagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu-600 020 4.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station, Vadodara City, Ajwa Rd, Near Ayurvedic 3 Rasta, Jay Ranchod Society 3, Chandranagar Society, Satyam Park Secretary, Vadodara, Gujara-390019 5.The Inpsector Of Police Bag Sewania Police District, Bagsewania Main Road, Barkatullah University, Habib Ganj Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh-462026 6.The Inspector Of Police Kharar Police St Ation, Sas Nagar Police District, Main Bazar, Kharar, Punjab-140 301 7.The Inspector Of Police Khambat City Police Station, Anand Police District, Teen Darwaja, Opp.Mamlatdar Office, Khambhat, Gujarat-388620 8.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station, Rajkot City District, Jamnagar Rd, Near Rajkot Urban Development Authority, 10/15

Police Head Quarters, Rajkot, Gujarat-360 001 9.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station, Cyberabad Police District, Jayabheri Pine Valley, Gachibowli, Hyderbad, Telangana- 500 032 10.The Inspector Of Police Mauli Jagran Police Station, Chandigarh Police District, Mauli Jagran, Daria, Chandigarh -160 102 11.The Inspector Of Police Bidhannagar Cyber Police Station, Bhidhannagar Police Commissionerate, 2nd Floor, Ed Market Samata Cooperative Bank Building, Salt Lake Bypass, Ed Block, Sector Ii, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal-700 091 12.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station, Delhi South East Police Station, 2nd Floor, Ps Badarpur, New Delhi-110 044 13.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station, Ahmedabad Police District, Dafnala Cross Rd, Near Ips Mess, Shahibag, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380004 11/15

14.The Inspector Of Police Madanapalli Town Police Station, Annamayya Police District, Bangalore Rd, P And T Colony, Madanapalle, Andrapradesh-517 325 15.The Inspector Of Police Shahdara Cyber Crime Police Station, Shahdara Police District, 2nd Floor, Ps Shahdara, New Delhi-110 032 16.The Inspector Of Police Ccb Lb Nagar Police Station, Rackkonda Police District, Saroornagar, Bhagat Singh Nagar, Sri Venkateshwara Colony, Hyderabad, Telangana-500 035 17.The Inspector Of Police Pune City Cyber Crime Police Station, Pune City Police District, Police Ground, Opp Rahul Theatre, Police Headquarters, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra-411 005 18.The Inspector Of Police Jorabagan Police Station, Kolkata City Police Disrict, Sovabazar, 78, Nimtala Ghat St, Kolkata, West Bengal-700 006 19.The Inspector Of Police Hansi Cyber Crime Police Staiton, Hansi Police District, Pcw Tea Stall 12/15

Sector 6 Hansi, Haryana-125 033 20.The Inspector Of Police Jogapatti Police Station, Betiah Police Station, Betiah Police District, Bettiah, Matkota-nawalpur Rd, Laukaria, Jogapatti, Bihar 845 452 21.The Inspector Of Police Kannauj Police Station, Kannauj Police District, Main Road, Mohalla Kazi Tola, Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh209 726 22.The Inspector Of Police A Div Bharuch Police Station, Bharuch Police District, Near Panchbatti, Old Town, Bharuch, Gujarat-329001 23.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station Rohtak, Rohatak Police District, Sector 14, Rohtak, , Haryana-124001 24.The Inspector Of Police Kotwali Orai Police Station, Jalaun Police District, Patel Nagar, Orai, Uttar Pradesh-285001 25.The Inspector Of Police Cen Crime Police Station, Ramanagara Police District, Moti Nagar, Agrahar, Ramanagara, Karnataka 562 159 13/15

26.The Inspector Of Police Vasna Police Station, Ahmedabad Police District, Sorai Nagar, Vishala, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380007 27.The Inspector Of Police Cyber Crime Police Station Surat City, Surat City Police District, 1st Floor, Old Head Quarters, Near Ichchhanath Mahadev Mandir, Athwalines, Surat, Gujarat-395 001 28.The Inspector Of Police BOPAL POLICE STATION, AHMEDABAD RURAL POLICE DISTRICT, VRAJ VIHAR SOCIETY 33/a, S BOPAL RD, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT-380 058 29.The Inspector Of Police Sabarmati Police Station, Ahmedabad City Police District, Bulakhidas Rd, Near Toll Naka, Ram Nagar, Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Gujarat380005 14/15

P.VELMURUGAN J.

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