To,                                                                       Dt.: ______

The Branch Manager,

___________,

________________-

Pitampura, New Delhi

Sub:  Request for Defreezing of Bank Account No. _________ of M/s. ________.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I, _______, Managing Director of M/s. _________, am writing to you in connection with the recent freezing of our company’s current account bearing No. __________held with your branch. We have been informed by the bank that this freezing action was taken based on a complaint lodged with the police by one ________, which has resulted in the restriction on the operation of our account. I respectfully request you to consider the following facts and take immediate steps to defreeze the account or limit the freeze to the disputed amount.

1.       The freeze was initiated due to a complaint regarding a transaction of ₹_________/-, which was credited to our account on _____ by _______. This amount was received against a GST invoice raised on _____ for services rendered by our company, specifically for organizing a Malaysia tour package for an end-customer, __________, for the travel period from _________.

2.       It is submitted that M/s. _________. or its any Director have no direct or indirect involvement with the complainant, ________. The transaction in question was conducted in the ordinary course of business between our company and _________. We are unaware of any issues regarding this payment and are willing to fully cooperate with the authorities to resolve the matter.

3.       The freezing of the entire bank account is disproportionate, especially since the complaint pertains only to a single transaction of ₹_______/-. It is a settled legal principle that a freezing order should be limited to the disputed amount and should not extend to the entire account unless there is clear evidence of a direct nexus between the alleged crime and the entire account balance. In Rohit Kumar vs. State of NCT of Delhi [2018 SCC Online Del 10901], it was held that freezing of bank accounts should be limited to the disputed amount to prevent undue hardship and disruption of normal business operations. Furthermore, in State of Maharashtra vs. Tapas D. Neogy [(1999) 7 SCC 685], the Supreme Court emphasized that the freezing of accounts is justified only when a clear connection exists between the crime and the account.

4.       The freezing of our account has severely impacted our business operations. As you are aware, all monetary transactions, including payments to vendors, disbursement of employee salaries, and other operational expenditures, are routed through this account. With the account frozen, we are unable to meet our financial obligations, which is not only hampering our business but also affecting the livelihood of our employees.

          In view of the facts and the disproportionate impact of the freezing action, we respectfully request you to kindly defreeze the account immediately to allow us to carry on with our day-to-day business activities; or in the alternative, restrict the freeze to the disputed amount of ₹_______/- until the investigation is concluded, thereby allowing us to continue our business without further disruption.

We trust that you will consider our request with urgency, given the significant financial and operational impact the freezing of the account is causing. We reiterate our willingness to cooperate fully with the investigating authorities and look forward to a prompt resolution of this matter.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

____________

Managing Director

_________________.

_________,

Delhi-110051.