SIMRAN vs STATE OF PUNJAB AN OTHERS

CWP-11123-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 122 CWP-11123-2026 Date of Decision: 07.05.2026 Simran …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Ashu Rana, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Ishan Kaushal, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab Mr. Nitin Thatai, Advocate, Ms. Monika Thatai Advocate, Ms. Shruti Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Karan Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.6 *** 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.6 to de-freeze her bank account maintained with HDFC Bank Limited. 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 ₹4,270/- which has been credited in her account by unscrupulous ones. There is no order of Magistrate under Section 107 of Bh