Karnataka High Court
Enan Tech Private Limited vs Union Of India on 22 May, 2025
Author: B M Shyam Prasad
Bench: B M Shyam Prasad
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WA No. 729 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF MAY, 2025
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND
WRIT APPEAL NO. 729 OF 2025 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
ENAN TECH PRIVATE LIMITED
HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT
14/2, RAJEST CHAMBERS,
BRUNTO ROAD, CRAIG PARK LAYOUT,
MG ROAD, BENGALURU -560025
REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR
GAURAV M S.
...APPELLANT
(BY SRI. ANISH ACHARYA.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally
signed by 1. UNION OF INDIA
VANAMALA
N THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS,
Location: NORTH BLOCK,
High Court NEW DELHI-110002
of Karnataka
REPRESENTED BY HOME SECRETARY.
2. NATIONAL CYBERCRIME REPORTING PORTAL
THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS,
NORTH BLOCK,
NEW DELHI-110002
REPRESENTED BY NODAL OFFICER.
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3. INDIAN CYBERCRIME REPORTING PORTAL
5TH FLOOR, NDCC II- BUILDING,
JAI SINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI-110001
REPRESENTED BY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
4. AXIS BANK LIMITED
80 FT. ROAD, 6TH BLOCK KORAMANGALA,
BENGALURU -560034 REPRESENTED
BY ITS MANAGER.
5. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
5TH BLOCK, GROUND FLOOR
ROOM NO.103, AP SECRETARIAT,
AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH-
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
6. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
CYBER CRIME AP POLICE, 2ND FLOOR,
VUDA COMPLEX, SIRIPURAM CIR,
SIRIPURAM, VISHAKAPATNAM,
ANDHRA PRADESH-530003.
7. STATE OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
PLOT O. D-241, INDUSTRIAL AREA,
PHASE- 8B, SECTOR- 74,
MOHALI PUNJAB- 160071
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
8. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
POLICE STATION SECTOR
39 SHANTHI PATH, SECTOR 39D,
CHANDIGARH- 160036.
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9. STATE OF BIHAR
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
SARDAR PATEL BHAVAN,
BAILEY ROAD, PATNA,
BIHAR- 800001
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
10. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
PATNA CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION,
BAILEY ROAD, RAJBANSAI NAGAR,
PATNA BIHAR-800001.
11. STATE OF ASSAM
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
CM BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR, JANATA BHAWAN,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI,
ASSAM-781006
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
12. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
JORHAT SADAR POLICE STATION,
THANA ROAD, KAKOTI GAON,
EAST JORHAT,
ASSAM-785631.
13. STATE OF DELHI
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
SACHIVALAYA ROAD, NEAR LIC,
VIKRAM NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110002
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
14. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
CYBER CRIME CELL NORTH DISTRICT,
ACP OPERATION, CELL OFFICE COMPLEX,
UNIVERSITY ENCLAVE, ROOP NAGAR,
DELHI-110007
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15. STATE OF GUJARAT
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
SECTOR-18, NEAR POLICE BHAVAN,
GANDHINAGAR, GUJARAT- 382010
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
STATION HOUSE OFFICER
CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION
VADODARA CITY AJWA RD, JAY RANCHOD
SOCIETY 3, CHANDRANAGAR SOCIETY,
SATYAM PARK SOCIETY, VADODARA,
GUJARAT-390019.
17. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
ISARI POLICE STATION,
MEGHRAJ DIST ARVALLI,
ISARI, GUJARAT-383250.
18. STATE OF HARYANA
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
ROOM NO. 48-C, 8TH FLOORS, HARYANA CIVIL
SECRETARIAT, SECTOR-1,
CHANDIGARH- 160001
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
19. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
KAITHAL CITY POLICE STATION KARNAL ROAD,
KAITHAL, HARYANA-136027.
20. STATE OF JHARKHAND
DEPARTMENT OF HOME, JAIL AND DISASTER JAIL
INSPECTORATE TA DIVISION, PO AND PS,
DHURWA, RANCHI, JHARKHAND-834004
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
21. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
HAZARIBAGH POLICE STATION,
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MUNCIPLE MARKET, 1ST FLOOR, HAZARIBAGH,
JHARKHAND - 825 301.
22. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS BALLABH
BHAWAN, MADHYA PRADESH SECRETARIAT,
BHOPAL, MADHYA PRADESH- 462001.
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
23. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
AB RD, SDA COMPOUND,
LASUDIA MORI, INDORE,
MADHYA PRADESH-452010.
24. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
POLICE STATION RATIBAD, RATIBAD RD,
BHADBADA RD, RATIBAD CHOURAHA,
BHOPAL, RATIBAD, MADHYA PRADESH-462001.
25. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
5TH FLOOR, ROOM NO. 541,
MAIN BUILDING, MANTRALAYA,
MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA- 400032
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
26. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
KAMOTHE MARG, JUI- KAMOTHE SECTOR 36,
SECTOR 7, KAMOTHE, PANVEL,
NAVI MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA-410206.
27. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
KAPURBAWDI POLICE STATION,
KAPURBAWDI NAKA, THANE WEST,
THANE, MAHARASHTRA-400601.
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28. STATE OF MEGHALAYA
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
NONGMALKI ROAD, PROFESSORS COLONY,
SHILLONG, MEGHALAYA-793001
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
29. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
MADANRITING POLICE STATION, NH 44,
MADANRITING, SHILLONG,
MEGHALAYA-793021.
30. STATE OF RAJASTHAN
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
C SCHEME, ASHOK NAGAR, JAIPUR,
RAJASTHAN- 302001,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
31. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
RAMGANJ POLICE STATION,
GALTA ROAD, SHRIMAL COLONY,
LAXMI NARAYAN PURI, JAIPUR,
RAJASTHAN- 302002.
32. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
POLICE LINE RD, VIVEKANAND NAGAR,
SANTOSH COLONY, BHILWARA,
RAJASTHAN-311001.
33. STATE OF TAMIL NADU
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
807, 7TH FLOOR, PT LEE CHENGALVARAYAN
NAICKER BUILDING, ANNA SALAI
(SOUTH BUILDING), CHENNAI-600002
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
34. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
ROSARY CHURCH ROAD,
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TAMIL NADU-641659.
35. STATE OF WEST BENGAL
DEPARTMENT OF
HOME AFFAIRS NABANNA,
13TH FLOOR, 325, SARAT CHATTERJEE ROAD,
MANDIRTALA, SHIBPUR,
HOWRAH, WEST BENGAL-711102
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
36. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
GHORADHORA, OLD EF LINE ROAD,
JHARGRAM, WEST BENGAL-721507.
37. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
4, SUBHASH ROAD, SECRETARIAT
DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND - 2480 01
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
38. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
POLICE STATION KOTWALO
GANGNAHAR ROORKEE,
RAILWAY RD, NEAR RAILWAY BRIDGE,
BHAGIRATH KUNJ, ROORKEE,
UTTARAKHAND- 247667.
39. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
SECRETARIAT,
LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI BHAWAN,
LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH-226001
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
40. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER
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LLRM POLICE STATION,
LLRM MEDICAL COLLEGE,
GARH ROAD, JAI BHIM NAGAR,
MEERUT, UTTAR PRADESH- 250004.
41. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
KOTWALI POLICE STATION,
KOTWALI, RAMPUR, UTTAR PRADESH-244901.
42. STATE OF TELANGANA
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
4F-39, DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR TELANGANA
SECRETARIA HYDERABAD, TELANGANA- 500022
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
43. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
POLICE STATION PATANCHERU
NARSAPUR PATANCHERU RD,
HYDERABAD, TELENGANA-502319.
44. STATE OF TRIPURA
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
ROOM NO. 301, BLOCK-1, STATE CIVIL
SECRETARIAT, NEW CAPITAL COMPLEX, PO-
KUNJABAN AGARTALA, TRIPURA- 799010
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
45. STATION HOUSE OFFICER
KAMALPUR POLICE STATION,
MANIKBHANDER, KAMALPUR,
TRIPURA-799285.
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.ADITYA SINGH., CGC FOR R1 TO R3;
SRI. M. UNNIKRISHNAN, ADVOCATE FOR R4)
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THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE
KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO ALLOW
THE PRAYER FOR INTERIM RELIEF SEEKING DE-
FREEZE THE ACCOUNT OF THE APPELLANT AND
PERMIT THE APPELLANT TO USE AND OPERATE THE
BANK ACCOUNT BEARING No.924020034960104
b) ISSUE A WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING
THE RESPONDENTS TO REMOVE ALL THE LIENS,
FREEZING CREATED ON THE APPELLANTS BANK
ACCOUNT BEARING ACCOUNT No.924020034960104
MAINTAINED WITH AXIS BANK KORAMANGALA
BRANCH.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS
DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS
UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD
and
HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND
ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD)
The appellant has filed this writ appeal in terms
of the liberty reserved by the writ Court in
W.P.No.12238/2025, which is filed calling in
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question the decision to restore its account in No.
924020034960104 with the fourth respondent.
Sri M. Unnikrishnan, the learned counsel for
the fourth respondent, submits that there is a lien
over the appellant's account in No.
924020034960104 for a sum of Rs.24,77,625/-
because of the proceedings referred to in the writ
proceedings and that this Court could consider
permitting the appellant to operate the account
subject to maintaining the minimum balance of
Rs.25,00,000/-. Sri Anish Acharya, the learned
counsel for the appellant, submits that the appellant
undertakes to maintain such minimum balance until
the disposal of the writ petition and it must be
permitted to operate the account subject to this
condition.
This Court is of the considered view that this
arrangement should suffice for the disposal of the
writ appeal subject to further orders in the writ
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petition. Hence, the writ appeal stands disposed of
permitting the appellant, unless restrained by the
Writ Court, to operate its account in No.
924020034960104 with the fourth respondent
subject to maintaining a minimum balance of
Rs.25,00,000/- to ensure that the lien continues
uninterrupted.
Sd/-
(B M SHYAM PRASAD)
JUDGE
Sd/-
(K. V. ARAVIND)
JUDGE
NMS
