IMANI ABBAS vs Government of Gujarat Advocate - APP — 251/2026

Case Summary: CRMA 251/2026 - Imani Abbas v. Government of Gujarat The petitioner, Imani Abbas, sought return of Rs. 11,200 seized from her Kotak Mahindra Bank account during a cyber fraud investigation. The court found that Rs. 6,200 and Rs. 5,000 were frozen in Punjab National Bank accounts under Section 106 BNSS. The magistrate approved return of the seized amount to the petitioner as she was the lawful owner, ordering the banks to unfreeze the funds and directing police to provide necessary documentation within 10 days. The court held that under Section 457 CrPC, seized property should be returned to the person entitled to possession, particularly when investigation revealed no wrongdoing by the petitioner. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.