GAURAV KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA

CWP-12619-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 113 CWP-12619-2026 Date of Decision: 21.05.2026 Gaurav Kumar …Petitioner Versus Union of India and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Sahil Singla, Advocate and Ms. Anusha Jain, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India (through video conferencing) with Mr. Arvind Seth, Senior Panel Counsel for Union of India-respondent No.1 Mr. Nitin Thatai, Advocate for respondent No.2 (through video conferencing) *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondent No.2 to de-freeze his bank account maintained with HDFC Bank. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.2-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 ₹31,000/- which has been credited