ACEEN AD CREATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED vs HDFC BANK LTD AND ORS

CWP-14021-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 120 CWP-14021-2026 Date of Decision: 27.05.2026 Aceen Ad Creations Private Limited …Petitioner Versus HDFC Bank Limited and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Ms. Akansha, Advocate for Mr. Brijesh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Karan Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Nitin Thatai, Advocate for respondent No.1 *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondent No.1 to de-freeze its bank account maintained with HDFC Bank. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.1-bank has frozen petitioner’s account without notice. As per petitioner’s information, the bank has acted upon directions of Law Enforcement Agencies. It is not involved in any criminal activity. It is not named in any FIR relating to financial fraud, if any, committed by unknown persons. There is no order of Magistrate under Section 107 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (‘BNSS’) with respect to its account. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 submits that respondent- Bank has acted upon