Bombay High Court

JAYANT GOPAL JOSHIversusUNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVT. OF INDIA AND ORS.

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The court held that the petitioner’s savings bank account should be defreezed.

Summary

Petitioner Jayant Gopal Joshi filed a criminal writ petition seeking the defreezing of his savings bank account held with IDBI Bank, Phaltan Branch. Respondents, including the Union of India and IDBI Bank, opposed the relief. The court accepted the statement of counsel for IDBI Bank that the account should be defreezed. Accordingly, the court directed that the account be defreezed and ordered the petition to be worked out and disposed. The order was pronounced by a two‑judge bench of the Bombay High Court.

Issues considered

Whether the savings bank account of the petitioner should be defreezed.

Subjects

bank account
defreezing
writ petition
IDBI Bank
High Court

Judgment

                                                                      1-4746-25-wp.doc


                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                               CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                CR. WRIT PETITION NO. 4746 OF 2025

              Jayant Gopal Joshi                              ....Petitioner
                   Vs.
              Union Of India Through Secretary,
              Ministry Of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India & Ors.     ....Respondents

              Mr. Abhijeet Anturkar (through VC), Mr. Abhishek Phanase, advocate
              for the Petitioner
              Mr. Vijay Killedar a/w Mr. Rahul Rote, advocate for Respondent Nos.
              1 and 2
              Mr. Subhashchandra Pawar a/w Ms. Supriya Pawar, Mr. Ashish More,
              Ms. Shobhita Jadhav, Mr. Rajvardhan Sarnaik, Mr. Siddesh Mahajan
              for party respondent

                                        CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL, &
                                                ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.
                                        DATE    : 29 AUGUST 2026

              P. C. :


              1.        Learned counsel Mr. Pawar, appearing for Respondent No.3-
IRESH
MASHAL        IDBI Bank Limited, submits that he has instructions from his client
 Digitally
 signed by
 IRESH
 MASHAL
 Date:
              that Savings Bank Account No. 46810010004244, maintained with
 2026.08.31
 10:29:54
 +0530


              IDBI Bank, Phaltan Branch, by the Petitioner, would be defreezed.


              2.        The statement of the counsel appearing for Respondent No.3-

              Bank is accepted by this Court.



                                                1 of 2
Iresh
                                                       1-4746-25-wp.doc


3.   In view of the same, the Savings Bank Account No.

46810010004244 of the Petitioner with IDBI Bank, Phaltan Branch,

is hereby directed to be defreezed.


4.   In view of the same, the Writ Petition stands worked out and is

accordingly disposed of.



[ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.]                       [RAJESH S. PATIL, J.]




                               2 of 2

Continue reading with your account

Checking your session…