Prudhvee Santosh Kumar Soma v. the Commissioner of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: bank account debit freeze; lien removal; defreeze; online fraud victim; angelbok investment; Angel One; certiorari under Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; quashing of freeze notices dated 29.02.2024, 27.03.2024, 18.06.2024 (Refs. MHA31602240015169, MHA31602240014387, E005285582, E007093317); notice under Section 91 Criminal Procedure Code; Section 66(d) IT Act; Sections 406, 420 IPC; Chikkaballapura Cyber PS Crime No.42/2024; ICICI Bank Limited; Commissioner of Police Bengaluru and Mangaluru; lien of Rs.77,00,000/- / Rs.76,00,000/- on account with Rs.2,00,000/-; direction to defreeze and demark lien within one week; Karnataka High Court, WP No. 20584 of 2024 (GM-RES), decided 10 February 2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; all three impugned notices (dated 29.02.2024 bearing Ref. Nos. MHA31602240015169 and MHA31602240014387, dated 27.03.2024 bearing Ref. No. E005285582, and dated 18.06.2024 bearing Ref. No. E007093317) stand quashed; respondent-Bank directed to defreeze the account and demark the lien already marked within one week of receipt of copy of the order.