Court On Bank Account Freeze: When can your bank account be frozen?, Delhi High Court gave an important decision on this

New Delhi. Can your bank account be frozen? Delhi High Court has given an important decision in this regard. Justice Purushendra Kumar Gaurav of Delhi High Court has said that one’s bank account is the basic foundation of his financial life. Freezing a bank account without any FIR or court order is arbitrary and against the law. While giving this decision, Delhi High Court has ordered to immediately de-freeze the bank account of a person living in Delhi.

According to Times of India, on the complaint of Cyber ​​​​Cell Branch of Gujarat Police, the bank account of a Delhi person was frozen in November 2024. The concerned person filed a petition in the Delhi High Court. He told the court that neither is there any FIR against him nor is he an accused or suspect in any case. Despite this the bank froze his account. Delhi High Court heard this. Delhi High Court found that no concrete evidence was provided by the Gujarat Cyber ​​Crime Branch to show that the person whose bank account was frozen is linked to any crime.

Delhi High Court said in its decision that bank account is not just a place to keep money, it is also the basis of a person’s economic existence. The court said that the petitioner’s money is stuck, but there is no FIR, charge or court order against him. Freezing of bank account is like a hindrance in the right to life. The petitioner told the court that his brother had given him Rs 87,000 in 2024. After which Gujarat Police complained and froze half the amount and then got the account itself frozen. The bank could not present any judicial order in the Delhi High Court in this matter. However, the Delhi High Court also clearly said that if any investigating agency calls for questioning in future, the person concerned will have to cooperate.