Mohit Gul Raney v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.03.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP W.P.(MD) No.6752 of 2024 and W.M.P.(MD).No.6267 of 2024 Mohit Gul Raney ... Petitioner /vs./ 1.The Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Police Station, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

2.The Kotak Mahindra Bank, Kotak Infiniti, 4th Floor, Building No.21, Infinity Park, Off Western Express Highway, General A.K. Vaidya Marg, Malad (East), Mumbai - 400 097.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to quash notice u/s. 91 Cr.P.C. issued by the Cyber Crime Police Station, Madurai City Dated 28.01.2024 and to forthwith defreeze the petitioner's Account No. 3311900502 IFSC Code - KKBK0000650 under the Kotak Mahindra Bank within a time limit that may be fixed by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.K.Vijaysathya For R-1 : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

ORDER

The learned Counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Petitioner had filed this petition seeking to quash the notice under Section 91 Cr.P.C. issued by the Cyber Crime Police Station, Madurai City Dated 28.01.2024 and to defreeze the petitioner's Account No. 3311900502 IFSC Code - KKBK0000650 under the Kotak Mahindra Bank.

2. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) on instructions from the first Respondent would submit that the Petitioner is involving in online investment fraud. He is third liar in the circle involving in investment fraud. As per the investigation conducted by the Cyber Crime Police Station, Madurai, the Petitioner received the amount from others and transferred the same to the different accounts. Therefore, the Respondent Police had issued summons to the Petitioner to appear before the Cyber Crime Police Station. Instead of appearing before the Cyber Crime Police Station, the Petitioner approached this Court by way of filing this petition. The learned Government Advocate also 2/4

submits that the Respondent Police had not frozen the account of the Petitioner. It was frozen by the National Cyber Crime Portal Intermediaries Bank Nodals.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side), this Writ Petition stands dismissed with a direction to the petitioner to approach the authority concerned. 20.03.2024 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Nsr TO:

The Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Police Station, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

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SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP, J.

Nsr Order made in W.P.(MD)No.6752 of 2024 Dated:

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