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Government & Public Body Interactions | Banking & Finance Law | Criminal Issues

2 articlesLatest March 2026
Section 97 BNSS | Cyber Cell Notices Alone Cannot Justify Bank Account Freeze Without Magisterial Order: MP HC Directs Unfreezing of Accounts
Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court

Section 97 BNSS | Cyber Cell Notices Alone Cannot Justify Bank Account Freeze Without Magisterial Order: MP HC Directs Unfreezing of Accounts

Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that banks cannot freeze accounts based solely on cyber cell notices without magisterial sanction under Section 97 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The court directed the unfreezing of accounts, holding disputed funds in fixed deposits, reinforcing judicial oversight over financial rights in cyber crime investigations.

NCRP Complaints Alone Insufficient for Bank Account Freezing | Rajasthan HC Mandates Police Direction on Disputed Amount : Rajasthan High Court
Case Law Analysis
|Rajasthan High Court

NCRP Complaints Alone Insufficient for Bank Account Freezing | Rajasthan HC Mandates Police Direction on Disputed Amount : Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court rules that banks cannot freeze accounts based solely on National Cyber Reporting Platform (NCRP) complaints without explicit police direction specifying the disputed amount. The judgment safeguards account holders from arbitrary restrictions while ensuring only the contested funds remain frozen, balancing cyber fraud investigations with procedural fairness under Article 21.

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