AMIT CHANDILA vs PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK

CWP-13873-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 116 CWP-13873-2026 Date of Decision: 21.05.2026 Amit Chandila …Petitioner Versus Punjab National Bank …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Pardeep Panwar, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Saurav Goyal, Advocate for the respondent *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondent to de-freeze his bank account maintained with Punjab National Bank. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent-bank has frozen petitioner’s account without notice. As per petitioner’s information, the bank has acted upon directions of Law Enforcement Agencies. He is not involved in any criminal activity. He is not named in any FIR relating to financial fraud, if any, committed by unknown persons. There is entry to the tune of ₹10,000/- which has been credited in his account by unscrupulous ones. There is no order of Magistrate under Section 107 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (‘BNSS’) with respect to his account. The petitioner shall not use suspicious amount. 3. Learned