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Rithin Narayanan K v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC7 Jul 2025W.P.(CRL)/2035/2025

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Delhi High Court; W.P.(CRL) 2035/2025; Rithin Narayanan K v. State of NCT of Delhi; Shalinder Kaur; 07.07.2025; Article 226 Constitution; Section 582 BNSS 2023; writ of mandamus; frozen bank account; Account No. 510909010292634; Rs. 10,33,000; cyber complaint Police Station Palakkad Kerala; withdrawal with liberty; dismissed as withdrawn; exemption application allowed; no merits adjudicated.

What did the court decide?

Petition dismissed as withdrawn; liberty granted to the petitioner to withdraw and to file an appropriate application before the appropriate forum, in accordance with law. No direction issued for transfer of the frozen amount. ¶21

Rithin Narayanan K Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether respondent no. 2 bank should be directed to transfer the amount of Rs. 10,33,000/-, lying frozen in Account No. 510909010292634 maintained with it, to the petitioner's bank account bearing Account No. 99980125643911.

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Court's answer

Permission is granted to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file an appropriate application before the appropriate forum, in accordance with law.

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Ratio / Principle

Exemption application CRL.M.A. 19020/2025 is allowed, subject to all just exceptions, and stands disposed of.

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Key takeaways

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for, as per law.ratio¶21

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Delhi High Court (Shalinder Kaur, J.), W.P.(CRL) 2035/2025, decided 07.07.2025 — Rithin Narayanan K v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 582 of the BNSS, 2023 sought a writ of mandamus directing respondent no. 2 bank to transfer Rs. 10,33,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakh Thirty Three Thousand Only), lying frozen in Account No. 510909010292634 maintained with respondent no. 2 bank, to the petitioner's Account No. 99980125643911. The learned ASC for the State submitted that the underlying cyber complaint was lodged in Police Station Palakkad, Kerala. Counsel for the petitioner thereupon sought leave to withdraw with liberty; the exemption application (CRL.M.A. 19020/2025) was allowed subject to all just exceptions, permission to withdraw with liberty was granted, and the petition was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file an appropriate application before the appropriate forum in accordance with law. The merits of the frozen-account grievance were not adjudicated; no precedent was cited.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 2035/2025

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RITHIN NARAYANAN K .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Deepak Prakash, Mr. Rahul Suresh, Ms. Manshi Sinha and Ms. Ridhika, Advs.

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versus

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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents

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Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC for State with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar, Mr. Nitish Dhawan, Ms. Chavi Lazarus and Ms. Sanskriti Nimbekar, Advs. with PSI Varun, P.S. Madhu Vihar, Delhi.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR

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O R D E R % 07.07.2025

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CRL.M.A. 19020/2025 (Exemption)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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Application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(CRL) 2035/2025, CRL.M.A. 19019/2025

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The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 582 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) seeking a writ of Mandamus or any

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other appropriate writ/ order/ direction to respondent no. 2 to transfer the amount of Rs. 10,33,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakh Thirty Three Thousand Only) to the petitioner’s bank account bearing Account No. 99980125643911, lying frozen in Account No. 510909010292634 maintained with Respondent No.2 bank.

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Mr. Amol Sinha, the learned ASC appearing for State submits that the cyber complaint was lodged in the Police Station Palakkad, Kerala.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition, with liberty to file an appropriate application before the appropriate forum, in accordance with law.

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Permission to withdraw with liberty, as prayed for, is granted.

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The present petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for, as per law.

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SHALINDER KAUR, J

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JULY 7, 2025/ sds /sk

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