In this Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to defreeze a bank account, the High Court dismissed the plea as devoid of merits due to the objection that the funds were suspected proceeds of crime.
The petition to issue a direction to defreeze the bank account was dismissed as devoid of merits.
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Crl.O.P.No.22204 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 03.10.2023
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN
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Hitesh Gurlani
... Petitioner
-vs-
PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition has been filed under section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to issue a direction to the 2nd respondent to defreeze the petitioner's bank account having account No.100046944739.
For Petitioner : Mr.D.Yogeswaran
For Respondent : Mr.S.Udayakumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)
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ORDER
The respondent police has registered a case against one Rajendar Kumar
suspecting that the petitioner herein may be an accomplice to him, had freezed his account No.100046944739 maintained in the Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited.
03.10.2023
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Dr.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.
rkp
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether to defreeze the petitioner's bank account which was frozen as proceeds of a suspected crime involving foreign currency trading.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Hitesh Gurlani
The Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Cell, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Manjakuppam, Cuddalore
Dr. G.JAYACHANDRAN
As recorded by the court registry
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