KARAMVIR SINGH vs PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND ORS

CWP-12060-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 116 CWP-12060-2026 Date of Decision: 14.05.2026 Karamvir Singh …Petitioner Versus Punjab National Bank and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Karnesh Verma, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Teginder Singh, Advocate for respondent Nos.1 &2 *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondent No.1 to de-freeze his bank account maintained with Punjab National Bank. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.1-bank has frozen petitioner’s salary 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 are entries to the tune of ₹23,800 which have been alleged to be suspicious. 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