The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has ruled that investigating agencies cannot impose a blanket freeze on a person's bank account when a suspected cybercrime transaction involves a specific amount, stressing that any restraint must be proportionate to the alleged proceeds of crime.
A bench comprising Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary passed the order while disposing of a petition filed by Lucknow-based businessman Ritesh Yadav, whose bank accounts had been frozen following a cybercrime investigation.
