C.Senthillvelan v. The Commissioner of Police

ORDER This writ petition has been filed for a direction, directing the respondents forthwith to release the amounts placed on hold in the petitioner's Bank accounts Bearing Account numbers i) 430927150 maintained with the Indian Bank, the 7th respondent, ii) 30051810514 maintained with the State Bank of India, the 8th respondent, iii) 0777102000017046 maintained with the IDBI Bank, the 9th respondent so as to enable the petitioner to withdraw the same and release the hold placed on the bank account maintained with the State Bank of India, the 8th respondent.

¶2The petitioner is holding accounts with the respondents 7 to 9 herein. While being so, on instructions from the respondents 1 to 6 and also National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) received so many complaints from the victim and instructed, the respondents 7 to 9 to freeze the account of the petitioner. The fourth respondent also filed status report before this Court and it Page4 of 6 revealed that they received several complaints from National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) and are pending for investigation.

¶3In view of the above, though the disputed amount is meager, while pending investigation the prayer sought for in this writ petition to defreeze the petitioner's account cannot be considered.

¶4Accordingly, this Writ Petition (Criminal) is dismissed. No costs.

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¶1The Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

¶2The Commissioner of Police Prem Nagar, Lucknow, Uttarpradesh – 226 001.

¶3The Station House Officer, Angul Talchar Police Station, Bhuvaneswar, Odisha – 759 107. Page5 of 6

¶4The Station House Officer Delhi Special Cyber Cell, Cyber PS Central District, Old Building, Kamla Market, New Delhi - 110 002.

¶5The Station House Officer, Regent Park Police Station, Regent Park, Kolkata - 700 040.

¶6The Station House Officer, Bakshi Ka Talabb Police Station, Lucknow, Uttarpradesh - 226 201.

¶7The Senior Manager Indian Bank Nungambakkam Branch, No.9, 7th Cross Street, Lake Area, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034.

¶8The Senior Manager, State Bank of India, Sri SakthiNivasam, Plot No.18, Kamaraj Salai, Ramakrishnan Nagar,

¶9The Senior Manager, IDBI Bank, J-19, 3rd Avenue, Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600 102.

10.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. Page6 of 6

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. MTL 17-06-2026

Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN C.Senthillvelan S/o.Chandrahasan, No.62A, Kamarajar High Road, Sri Lakshmi Nagar, 4th Cross Street, ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Commissioner of Police Cyber Crime Wing, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007. 2. The Commissioner of Police Prem Nagar, Lucknow, Uttarpradesh – 226 001. 3. The Station House Officer, Angul Talchar Police Station, Bhuvaneswar, Odisha – 759 107. 4. The Station House Officer Delhi Special Cyber Cell, Cyber PS Central District, Old Building, Kamla Market, New Delhi - 110 002. 5. The Station House Officer, Regent Park Police Station, Regent Park, Kolkata - 700 040. 6. The Station House Officer, Bakshi Ka Talabb Police Station, Lucknow, Uttarpradesh - 226 201. Page2 of 6 7. The Senior Manager Indian Bank Nungambakkam Branch, No.9, 7th Cross Street, Lake Area, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034. 8. The Senior Manager, State Bank of India, Sri SakthiNivasam, Plot No.18, Kamaraj Salai, Ramakrishnan Nagar, 9. The Senior Manager, IDBI Bank, J-19, 3rd Avenue, Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600 102. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Writ Petition (Criminal) filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents forthwith to release the amounts placed on hold in the petitioner's Bank accounts Bearing Account numbers i) 430927150 maintained with the Indian Bank, the 7th respondent, ii) 30051810514 maintained with the State Bank of India, the 8th respondent, iii) 0777102000017046 maintained with the IDBI Bank, the 9th respondent so as to enable the petitioner to withdraw the same and release the hold placed on the bank account maintained with the State Bank of India, the 8th respondent.and pass such other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thus render justice. Page3 of 6 For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Mohan For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) for R1 Mr.R.Sanjay, CGSC for R4 Ms.S.R.Sumathy for R8 No appearance for R2, R3, R5 to R9