Ranjeet Naik v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors

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21.08.2026

¶1Petitioner herein seeks appropriate order or direction directing de-sealing/de-freezing of his bank account bearing No. 50100014814577 maintained with HDFC Bank, Koramangala, Bangalore.

¶2Learned Additional Standing Counsel for State appears on advance notice along with concerned IO.

¶3The case in hand pertains to Cyber Police Station (Outer) and investigation is being carried out in relation to FIR No. 0062/2023, which was registered by them on 22.08.2023.

¶4The complainant is one Sandeep Kumar Shah who is, reportedly, a victim of online financial fraud. The extent of fraud is stated to be in the vicinity of Rs. 12,00,000/-. A sum of Rs. 50,000/- got transferred into the abovesaid bank account of the petitioner.

¶5Learned counsel for petitioner submits that in view of the communication which he had received from the concerned Bank, a sum of Rs. 50,000/- has already been transferred back by the petitioner to the account of Sandeep Kumar Shah (complainant herein). He submits that despite such This is a digitally signed order. W.P.(CRL) 2551/2026 2

transfer of the amount, which is in terms of directions contained in order dated

16.01.2025 passed by learned CJM, South West District, Tis Hazari, New Delhi, his account has yet not been de-freezed.

¶6Learned Additional Standing Counsel, on instructions from IO, confirms that the abovesaid amount of Rs. 50,000/- has been transferred back to the account of the concerned complaint and in view of the above, as on date, they would have no objection, if the bank account in question is de-freezed.

¶7In view of the above statement and the abovesaid development, the present petition is disposed of with direction to the concerned Bank to de-freeze the abovesaid bank account of the petitioner.

¶8Petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.

¶9Pending application also stands disposed of.

¶10A copy of this order be sent to concerned Bank through e-mail by the Registry.

MANOJ JAIN, J

AUGUST 21, 2026/sw/js This is a digitally signed order.

W.P.(CRL) 2551/2026 1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010393362026 + W.P.(CRL) 2551/2026&CRL.M.A. 25857/2026 RANJEET NAIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rohit Madan and Mrs. Shubhavi, Advocates. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC with SI Sumit Dalal. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN