Arpit Mishra v. State of Uttar Pradesh and 6 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court interim order, Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 27826 of 2025, decided January 22, 2026, bench Rajeev Misra J. and Lakshmi Kant Shukla J. Petitioner Arpit Mishra sought mandamus under Article 226, Constitution of India, to de-freeze SBI account No. 8237604901 (Latouch Road, Kanpur branch). A.G.A. reported the Investigating Officer had informed SBI's legal branch (respondent-5) that the account is not involved in the alleged cyber crime, but the account remained frozen. Court ordered notice to respondent-5's counsel with copy of order; next date 28.01.2026. Keywords: bank account freeze, de-freeze, cyber crime, State Bank of India, mandamus, Article 226, writ petition, interim order.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: notice of the writ petition to be served on counsel for respondent-5 (State Bank of India) with a copy of the order; matter listed fresh for orders on 28.01.2026. The petition seeking de-freezing of the account was not finally decided and no de-freezing relief was granted in this order.