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T.Gowtham Alias Osthin Raja v. The State, Rep. by

Madras HC7 Oct 2025CRL OP/26959/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Defreeze of bank account frozen at police instance; lien over frozen savings balance and fixed deposit; Criminal Original Petition under Section 528 BNSS; petitioner A1 in Crime No.1 of 2024, CBCID-North Cuddalore Police Station; Axis Bank, Chidambaram as second respondent; Government Advocate (Crl.Side) no serious objection; account operation permitted for day-to-day purposes except liened Rs.1,75,000/-; Madras High Court, decided 07.10.2025.

What did the court decide?

Second respondent directed to mark a lien over Rs.1,75,000/- (Rs.75,000/- savings + Rs.1,00,000/- fixed deposit) and defreeze the account for the balance; petitioner permitted to operate the account for day-to-day purposes except the liened sum. ¶29

T.Gowtham Alias Osthin Raja Vs The State, Rep. by — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Crl.O.P.No.26959 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 07.10.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR

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Crl.O.P.No.26959 of 2025

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T.Gowthaman @ Osthin Raja

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... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The State represented by The Inspector of Police CBCID-North Cuddalore Police Station Cuddalore. Crime No.1 of 2024

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2.The Branch Manager Axis Bank Door No.78, East Car Street Chidambaram, Cuddalore District Tamil Nadu – 608 001 ... Respondents

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PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, directing the second respondent to de-freeze the savings bank account of the petitioner bearing Account No.914010021879428.

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For Petitioners : Mr.V.Balu

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For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja for R1 Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Crl.O.P.No.26959 of 2025

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ORDER

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The petitioner seeks a direction to defreeze the account of the petitioner bearing Account NO.914010021879428.

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According to the petitioner, he was shown as A1 in Cr.No.1 of

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2024 and at the instruction of the police, the petitioner's account was frozen and at that time, Rs.75,000/- was there in his savings account and 1 lakh was available was fix deposit. Both the accounts were frozen. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner may be permitted to operate other than the amounts already lying in the account for his day to day purposes.

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The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) has no serious objections in marking a lien over the said amounts.

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Such view of the matter, let the second respondent make a lien over the amount of Rs.1,75,000/- (Rs.75,000 in savings account and Rs.1,00,000/- in fixed deposit) and defreeze the bank account for the rest of the amount. With regard to the rest of the amount, the petitioner is entitled to operate the bank accounts for his day to day activities except the sum of

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Crl.O.P.No.26959 of 2025

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Rs.1,75,000/- (Rs.75,000 in savings account and Rs.1,00,000/- in fixed

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deposit) for which a lien to be marked by the second respondent.

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