Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
BNSS Section 107 | Bank Account Freezing Requires Magisterial Order; Mere Suspicious Credit Does Not Justify Disproportionate Freeze : Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ruled that law enforcement agencies cannot direct banks to freeze accounts without a magistrate’s order under BNSS Section 107, even when a small sum is flagged as suspicious. This sets a critical precedent protecting the right to livelihood and ensures financial restrictions are proportionate, reasoned, and legally authorized-not merely administrative.