Mahaveer Prajapat Son of Shri Sampat Ram Prajapat v. Reserve Bank of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench (single bench, Anand Sharma, J.), S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5317/2026, decided 01/07/2026. Petitioner Mahaveer Prajapat sought defreeze/release of Punjab National Bank Account No. 10252151001741, freezed over alleged transactions of Rs. 27,809.82 linked to a cyber-crime-related investigation (Respondents include RBI, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, D.I.G. Cyber Crime). Petition disposed of by following Jinat Bano vs. State Bank of India & Another (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5036/2026, order dated 30.06.2026): debit freeze removed subject to lien on the amount in question; petitioner to cooperate with investigation and keep account active till its conclusion. Search terms: bank account freeze, debit freeze, defreeze bank account, cyber fraud lien, Jinat Bano, Punjab National Bank, RBI, amount in question.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of in the same terms as Jinat Bano: respondent-bank to remove the debit freeze and permit ordinary operation of Account No. 10252151001741, retaining lien/restraint only over the amount in question (Rs. 27,809.82); petitioner to cooperate with the investigating agency and keep the account active till investigation concludes; pending applications stand disposed of.