Ubiliclick v. The Assistant Commissioner of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras HC writ petition (criminal) seeking mandamus under Article 226 for removal of lien/defreezing of a current account flagged by Telangana cyber-crime authorities; bank (City Union Bank, Sundarapuram Branch) marked lien of Rs.2,59,587/- on instruction of respondents 1 to 4; petitioner claimed disputed deposit was only Rs.259/- received as third layer account; respondents 4 to 6 absent despite notice; Court issued conditional two-week direction to consider defreeze and permit operation; disposed without costs. Relevant to account-freeze/unfreeze petitions arising from cyber-fraud investigations involving layered (third-layer) credits.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the fifth respondent (City Union Bank, Sundarapuram Branch) to consider the petitioner's request to defreeze Current Account No.510909010379668 and permit operation, if respondents 1 to 4 make no other request, within two weeks of receipt of the order; no order as to costs.