SIMRAN MANCHANDA vs AXIS BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 127 CWP-12623-2026 Date of Decision: 20.05.2026 SIMRAN MANCHANDA ...Petitioner Vs. AXIS BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS …Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Ntin Sansanwal, Advocate and Mr. Bharat Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Shivoy Dhir, Advocate for respondent-Axis 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 her Bank Account maintained with respondent-Axis 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. She is not involved in any criminal activity. She is not named in any FIR relating to financial fraud, if any, committed by unknown persons. There is entry of ₹22,500/- which has been credited in her account by unscrupulous ones. There is no order of Magistrate under Section 107 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (‘BNSS’) with respect to her account. The petitioner shall not use suspicious amount.