Cybercrime and frozen bank account lawyers in Kerala and Delhi
When a bank, exchange or payment app freezes your account on a cyber complaint, every day it stays frozen costs you. We trace the request to its source, answer the investigating officer, and go to court when a freeze is wider or longer than the law allows.
Offices in Kozhikode, Kochi and New Delhi. Meetings in person or by video call.
Book a ConsultationWhatsApp the officeThe challenge
Most freezes begin far from you. A fraud victim files a complaint on the national cybercrime portal, the money moves through several accounts, and a police station in another state asks every bank in the chain to put those accounts on hold. Yours may be one of them because you sold crypto on a P2P platform, received a business payment, or were paid by someone who was paid by the fraudster.
Banks rarely explain more than "debit freeze on police request". Salaries, GST payments and vendor dues stop. The officer who issued the request may be hundreds of kilometres away and may not reply to letters.
How we help
- Trace the requestThe complaint number, requesting station and disputed amount, obtained from your bank in writing.
- Build the paper trailExchange KYC, order IDs, chats, invoices and statements organised to show a genuine transaction.
- Represent before the officerA reasoned representation asking that the hold be limited to the disputed amount.
- Apply before the magistrateAn application for release of the frozen funds before the jurisdictional court.
- Writ before the High CourtA petition under Article 226 where a whole account is frozen for a small sum, or without any communication.
- Defend if you are namedReplies to notices and anticipatory bail where an account holder is treated as an accused.
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Questions clients ask
Why was my bank account frozen without any notice?
Banks act on requests from police routed through the national cybercrime reporting system. When money linked to a complaint passes through your account, the bank places a hold first and rarely gives reasons. Being frozen does not by itself mean you are accused of anything.
How do I get my account unfrozen?
Start by getting the complaint number, the requesting police station and the amount on hold from your bank in writing. A documented representation to the investigating officer often resolves it. If it does not, an application before the jurisdictional magistrate or a writ petition before the High Court are the usual routes.
I sold crypto on a P2P platform and my account was frozen. Am I an accused?
Usually not at the start. P2P sellers are often downstream recipients of funds a fraudster moved through several accounts. Your exchange KYC, order IDs, chat history and bank entries are what show a genuine trade, so preserve them before anything else.
Can a police station in another state freeze my account?
Yes. Requests travel through the national portal, so a station anywhere in India can ask your bank to place a hold. Which court you approach depends on where the request came from and where you and your bank are located.
Can the bank freeze my whole account over a small disputed amount?
High Courts have questioned freezes that block an entire account when only a limited sum is linked to the complaint. A request to restrict the hold to the disputed amount is often the first step, and a writ petition is available if it is refused.
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T1, G1001, HiLITE Business Park, Thondayad Bypass, Kozhikode, Kerala 673014
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