AGARTALA, India, Feb. 9 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on Jan. 8:

[1] Heard Mr. P. Roy Barman, learned Senior counsel assisted by Mr. Samarjit Bhattacharjee, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A. L Saha, learned counsel appearing for respondents Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5,6 . Mr. Kohinoor N. Bhattacharyya, learned counsel also present before this Court on behalf of respondent No.4.

[2] This present Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following reliefs :-

"(i) Issue Rule upon the Respondents to show cause as to why a writ in the nature of Mandamus and/or order/orders and/or direction/directions of like nature shall not be issued whereby directing the Respondents Nos. 1 to 3 to remove forthwith the 'hold on lien mark' against the Petitioner's SBI A/C No. 36366774370 & inconsequence thereto facilitate the Petitioner to withdrawal/release/debit/credit transactions in the said Account.

(ii) Issue Rule upon the Respondents to show cause as to why a writ in the nature of Mandamus and/or order/orders and/or direction/directions of like nature shall not be issued whereby directing the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to compensate the Petitioner by paying Rs.1,00,000/- as a public law remedy because of the infringement of the Petitioner's constitutional rights by the Respondents.

(iii) Issue Rule upon the Respondents to show cause as to why a Writ in the nature of Mandamus and/or any other order/orders shall not be issued whereby quashing and cancelling the impugned email correspondence, dated, 05.12.2025 issued by the Respondent No.4 & letter, dated, 06.12.2025, issued by the Respondent No.2.

(iv) Make the rules absolute.

(v) Call for records."

[3] The brief facts of the case is that, the petitioner is the distributor of Reliance Retail Limited for activation and recharge of SIM Cards in State of Tripura. That, during continuation of his business, it is contended that on 06.11.2023, an FIR was lodged at Cyber Crime Police Station, Cyberabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, vide FIR No. 2392/2023. Since then, the Petitioner was unable to cause any transaction from his Bank Account. Therefore, the petitioner went to SBI Bank, Kanchanpur Branch, Tripura to inquire as to why he was unable to withdraw/debit money from his Bank account. But no appropriate solution was provided by the concerned respondents. During the repeated visit, no reason was disclosed by the concerned respondents regarding the freezing of his bank account. Later on, petitioner came to know, one cyber crime complaint has been lodged against his bank account at Cyberabad, Telangana. It has been further informed to the petitioner, that, for investigation of the aforesaid case the Bank account of the Petitioner has been hold and marked as "Lien Mark" vide NCRP Ack. No. 33711230043074, by the Respondent No-2. Being dissatisfied with the response of the concerned bank, the petitioner has sought for necessary direction upon the respondents Nos. 1 to 3 to remove forthwith the hold on Lien mark against the petitioner's SBI A/C No. 36366774370 & inconsequence thereto facilitate the petitioner to withdraw /release/ debit/ credit transactions in the said account. Hence, this writ petition is being filed by the petitioner herein.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x1gy0Gm0d2Y%2B7SM%2FDCut90aSN5myEYZSvHB%2B%2F8T2El6V&caseno=WP(C)/626/2025&cCode=1&cino=TRHC010018162025&state_code=20&appFlag=)

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