Lokesh Kumar Dhakad Son of Shri Jagdish Lal Dhakad v. Hdfc Bank
Case brief
What is this about?
Frozen bank account writ petition; cyber crime complaints; de-freeze/unfreeze HDFC Bank account; Account No. 50100201399078; HDFC Bank Sanganer Circle Jaipur; freeze restricted to disputed fraudulent-transaction amount; lien on account balance; co-operation with investigating agency; account not to be closed till permitted; transfer of credited amount to original account; Rajasthan High Court Jaipur Bench 2025; Anoop Kumar Dhand; CW-10326/2025; petitioner Lokesh Kumar Dhakad; SHO Police Station Goshamahal Hyderabad Telangana; 15 percent per annum interest prayer.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with direction to the respondent Bank to de-freeze Account No. 50100201399078 (HDFC Bank, Sanganer Circle, Jaipur) and allow the petitioner to operate it and make transactions; the respondents to freeze only the disputed amount alleged to be involved in fraudulent transactions. Conditions imposed: petitioner to co-operate with the bank and investigating agency and appear when required; account not to be closed or discontinued until permitted; if involvement in illegal transactions is later established, petitioner liable to pay the amounts involved and face inquiry; Bank at liberty to transfer the disputed amount back to the account from which it was credited. Stay application and all pending applications stand disposed of.