Sri Rithvik Balanagraj B v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka (NC: 2025:KHC:44866-DB), WP No. 33021 of 2025 (GM-RES-PIL), decided 6 November 2025; bench: Vibhu Bakhru, Chief Justice and C.M. Poonacha, J; order authored by the Chief Justice. Keywords: online financial fraud complaints, NCCRP portal, 1930 helpline, cybercrime complaint mechanism, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre, freezing of bank accounts without FIR, Section 173 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, de-freezing / unfreezing of bank accounts, Reserve Bank of India, Union of India Ministry of Home Affairs, State of Karnataka police, Article 226 PIL. Outcome: petition disposed at preliminary hearing; no directions issued on general allegations absent factual context; de-freezing of frozen accounts to be considered case-by-case.
What did the court decide?
The issues raised by the petitioner cannot be examined without reference to any factual context, and directions on the basis of general allegations cannot be passed; accordingly, the public interest litigation is disposed of without issuing any directions.