ANKUR GUPTA vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER

-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH *** 121 CWP-12692-2026 Date of Decision: 29.05.2026 ANKUR GUPTA …Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Chirag Suri, Advocate and Ms. Lavika Gupta, Advocate (through V.C.) For petitioner Mr. Satya Pal Jain, A.S.G. (through V.C.) with Mr. Arvind Seth, Senior Panel Counsel For respondent No.1 - U.O.I. Mr. Saurav Goel, Advocate For respondent No.2 - Bank *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking directions to de-freeze his Bank Account maintained with respondent No.2 – Utkarsh Small Finance 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 no order of Magistrate under Section 107 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (‘BNSS’) with respect to his acc