Bombay High Court
ROHIT SAHEBRAO SHEGARversusYES BANK LTD AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The petition was dismissed as moot because the account had already been defrozen.
Summary
The petitioner, Rohit Sahebrao Shegar, filed Criminal Writ Petition No. 106 of 2026 seeking a court order to defreeze his bank account held with Yes Bank Ltd. The petitioner alleged that the account remained frozen despite his request. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner informed the court that the bank had already defrozen the account. The court noted that, in view of the account being defrozen, there was no longer any relief to be granted. Consequently, the court held that the petition had become moot and ordered its disposal.
Issues considered
- What relief, if any, remains for the petitioner after the bank has defrozen the account?
Subjects
- defreezing
- bank account freeze
- criminal writ petition
- petition disposed
- mootness
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:44067-DB
941 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 106 OF 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
941 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 106 OF 2026
Rohit Sahebrao Shegar
Versus
Yes Bank Ltd. And Others
__________________________________________________________
• Adv. Amol A. Pawar h/f. Adv. B. Shwetambari R. for
the Petitioner
• Mr. N. B. Patil, A.P.P. for State
• Adv. Yadnik Bolkar h/f. Adv. Suresh W. Munde for
Respondent No. 1
• Adv. Ms. Bharaswadkar Patil Kalpalata, Senior
Standing Counsel for Respondent No. 5 - Income Tax
Department
__________________________________________________________
CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.
DATE : SEPTEMBER 23, 2026
PER COURT :
1) Learned counsel for the petitioner, on
instructions, submits that though the petition was filed for
defreezing the account of the petitioner, the concerned
bank has already defreezed the account of the petitioner.
2) In view of the same, nothing survives in the
present criminal writ petition and the same stands
disposed of.
(VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV) (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE)
JUDGE JUDGE
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