No Blanket Freezing of Bank Accounts in Cyber Crime Cases; Magistrate to Be Informed Within 24 Hours, Court Lays Down 5-Point Protocol: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has delivered an important ruling clarifying the law relating to freezing of bank accounts during criminal investigations. The Court held that a blanket notice issued by the police to freeze an entire bank account, without specifying the exact amount on which lien is sought, is illegal, arbitrary and unsustainable in law. Bench and Judicial Authority The judgment was passed by a Division Bench comprising Justice Shekhar…