Cyber Crime Police Cannot Freeze Entire Bank Account Without Specifying Amount: Allahabad HC

Khalsa Medical Store Vs Reserve Bank of India (Allahabad High Court) The Allahabad High Court considered a writ petition concerning the freezing of the petitioner’s bank account pursuant to a notice issued under Sections 94 and 106 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) in connection with a cyber crime investigation. The Investigating Officer of the Cyber Crime Police Station, Rachakonda, Hyderabad, did not appear before the Court despite repeated notices. Axis Bank submitted that it had received only a notice directing it to impose a debit freeze on the petitioner’...