https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784116 The dominant issue was whether the police could freeze a bank account solely on an investigating officer's instruction without a judicial order. The HC held that, consistent with other HCs' interpretation of the power to freeze accounts, the investigating officer must obtain an order from the competent court during investigation; absent any order under the relevant CrPC/BNSS provisions, the direction to the bank was ultra vires and illegal. As no judicial authorization was produced and the freeze was based only on the police request, the HC directed the bank to defreeze the petitioner's account and permit its operation, and disposed of the petition. en-us Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:56:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784116 The dominant issue was whether the police could freeze a bank account solely on an investigating officer's instruction without a judicial order. The HC held that, consistent with other HCs' interpretation of the power to freeze accounts, the investigating officer must obtain an order from the competent court during investigation; absent any order under the relevant CrPC/BNSS provisions, the direction to the bank was ultra vires and illegal. As no judicial authorization was produced and the freeze was based only on the police request, the HC directed the bank to defreeze the petitioner's account and permit its operation, and disposed of the petition. Case-Laws GST Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784116