Allahabad High Court Directs Centre To Resolve Indefinite Freezing Of Bank Accounts

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Central Government to establish a <b>robust mechanism</b> to address the indefinite freezing of bank accounts belonging to cybercrime victims. The bench, comprising Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, intervened after a builder filed a petition stating his son’s Aadhaar details were allegedly misused by cybercriminals, leading to the freezing of his accounts. The court has impleaded the Union Ministry of Home Affairs as a respondent, emphasizing that innocent citizens caught in such traps require a <b>clear legal solution</b> to prevent prolonged financial hardship caused by the misuse of their personal identification documents.