IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19090 of 2011 Md. Bashir, Son of Late Abdul Hamid, resident of Muslim Mohalla, P.S. - Agam Kuan , District – Patna. . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. The General Manager, State Bank of India, Patna. 2. The Zonal Manager, State Bank of India, Gandhi Maidan, Patna . 3. The Regional Manager, State Bank of India, Gandhi Maidan, Patna. 4. The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Agam Kuan Branch, Patna. . . . . . Respondents. For the Petitioner : M/s. Sudhir Singh, : Arbind Kr. Singh, Advs. For the S.B.I. : Mr. Kaushlendra Kr. Sinha, Adv. 2/ 22.12.2011 The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to release the amount credited in his Savings Account No.6235 maintained in the State Bank of India, Agam Kuan Branch, Patna. The petitioner was introducer of another account holder who also opened an account in the said branch. Later on it transpired that there was some fraudulent withdrawal from the said account. Consequently two criminal cases bearing G.R. Case No.303 of 1998 / Tr.No.397 of 2007 and G.R. Case No.1189 of 1997 / Tr. No.878 of 2010 were instituted and in both the cases the petitioner was also made an accused. The petitioner submits that consequent to institution of the aforesaid cases, the account of the petitioner was closed. However, in the trial, the petitioner was acquitted. It is apparent that the petitioner was not in any way involved in the aforesaid withdrawal. A copy of trial court judgment acquitting the petitioner is at Annexures-2 and 3. Consequent to the acquittal in the aforesaid cases, the petitioner gave a legal notice to respondent no.4 for lifting ban on operation of his account. In view of the nature of case and subsequent 2 Uday/- development, this writ petition can be disposed of at the stage of admission itself. The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Aguam Kuan Branch, Patna would dispose of the representation of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of its filing. (S.P. Singh,J)