R Mounika vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh, on 12 August, 2025

Andhra Pradesh High Court – Amravati

R Mounika vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh, on 12 August, 2025

 APHC010385722025

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
                                    AT AMARAVATI                                  [3396]
                             (Special Original Jurisdiction)

                    TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST
                      TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
                                      PRESENT
  THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
                         WRIT PETITION NO: 19861/2025
Between:
   R MOUNIKA, W/O PRAVEEN, D/O R.RAVI, AGED ABOUT 29YRS, OCC
   PRIVATE EMPLOYEE,        R/O H.NO. 10-116, MARUTHI NAGAR,
   MUTYALAREDDY PALLI, TIRUPATI URBAN, TIRUPATI, ANDHRA
   PRADESH.
                                                    ...PETITIONER
                               AND
  1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL
     SECRETARY (HOME) SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI.
  2. THE ANTICORRUPTION BUREAU, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL
     PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH.
  3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU,
     TIRUPATI, ANDHRA PRADESH.
                                              ...RESPONDENT(S):
Counsel for the Petitioner:
   1. G V V S VARA PRASAD
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
   1. S.SYAM SUNDER RAO SC cum Spl P.P. For ACB
The Court made the following:
ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with
the following prayer for:

“…. a Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the 3rd Respondent for
freezing the petitioners account No.253701000742, ICICI Bank, Air
Bypass road, Tirupati by issuing notice vide letter in Cr.No.07/RCA-
TCT/2023,dated 17-07-2025 to the manager of ICICI Bank, Air
Bypass road, Tirupati is highly illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles
of natural justice and also violation of Articles 14, 19, 20, 21 and
300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the
Respondents to un-freeze the petitioners account No.25370100074
2

2, ICICI Bank by suspending the notice vide letter in Cr.No.07/RCA-
TCT/2023, dated 17-07-2025 issued by 3rd Respondent.”

2. Sri S.Syam Sunder Rao, learned Special Public Prosecutor for ACB

would submit that, in the light of the statutory provision available under the

Prevention of Corruption Act to file a petition before the trial Court, the present

writ petition is not maintainable. It is submitted that the Court may pass

appropriate orders in this regard.

3. Sri G.V.V.S.Vara Prasad, learned counsel for the Petitioner would

submit that, Court may pass appropriate orders and liberty may be given to

the Petitioner to file an appropriate application before the trial Court for

defreezing the account.

4. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of.

However, the Petitioner is at liberty to recourse her remedies by filing an

appropriate applicable before the trial Court. There shall be no order as to

costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand
closed.

________________________________________
Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Date:12.08.2025
Dinesh
3

HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA

W.P.No.19861 of 2025
Dt.12.08.2025

Dinesh