Rajasthan High Court – Jodhpur
Harshad Bhai Choudhary vs State Of Rajasthan (2026:Rj-Jd:9509) on 23 February, 2026
Author: Kuldeep Mathur
Bench: Kuldeep Mathur
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3711/2026
Harshad Bhai Choudhary S/o Sh. Vinod Choudhary, Aged About
33 Years, R/o Arniya Ghoda, Jain Temple Ke Samne, Arniya
Ghora, Bhilwara, Rajasthan 311404.
----Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary,
Department Of Home, Secretariat, Jaipur, Raj.
2. Hdfc Bank, Through Its Branch Manager, Branch
Shahpura, Bhilwara, Situated At Welcome Plaza, Bus
Stand, Shahpura, District Bhilwara, Raj. 311404.
3. Station House Officer, Chennai Ccb, Tamil Nadu.
4. Police Inspector, Police Station Makhdumpur, District
Jehanabad, Bihar.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dikshant Jain
Mr. Manish Bhargaw
For Respondent(s) : --
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR
Order
23/02/2026
1. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution
of India has been filed by the petitioner seeking the following
reliefs:-
“it is, therefore, respectfully prayed that this writ petition
may kindly be allowed with costs and this Hon’ble Court
may be pleased to issue appropriate writ, order or
direction in the nature thereof thereby:
1. Direct the respondents to immediately unfreeze the
No., bearing Account Petitioner bank account,
50100103554649 maintained with Respondent No. 2
HDFC BANK, IFSC Code: HDFC0004169;
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2. Declare the freezing of the petitioner’s bank account
without authority or due process of law is illegal,
arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), and 21
of the Constitution of India;
3. Pass any other appropriate order or direction which
this Hon’ble Court may deem just and proper in the facts
and circumstances of the present case, in the interest of
justice.. ….”
2. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case,
this Court deems it just and proper to dispose of this writ petition
with a direction to the HDFC Bank (Respondent No.2) to keep the
disputed amount (the amount which was transferred illegally in
the bank account of the petitioner) frozen and allow the petitioner
to make transactions from his bank account from the remaining
balance.
3. It is further made clear that in case, the respondent – Bank
has not received the information regarding the exact figure of the
disputed amount, which the Investigating Officer/Police alleges to
be receipt(s) of the offence, the bank shall send a communication
to the concerned Investigating Officer/Police, to indicate the
amount to be earmarked for lien, while endorsing a copy of the
instant order.
4. Upon receipt of such communication/letter, the concerned
Investigating Officer/Police shall be under an obligation to apprise
the respondent – Bank about the amount to be kept in lien, within
a period of seven days of receiving the communication from the
respondent – Bank. The respondent – bank shall thereafter do the
needful as directed herein above.
5. It is further made clear that in case, the respondent-Bank
does not receive any reply from the concerned Investigating
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Officer/Police, then it shall be duty bound to act in accordance
with the instant order.
6. Stay petition as well as all pending application, if any, stand
disposed of.
(KULDEEP MATHUR),J
7-himanshu/-
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