Legal Question in Criminal Law in India

A joint Locker account holder has made a claim to a Bank to operate the locker by breaking open it on the plea that the locker original Key has been lost after demise of other locker account holder.The fact is that the original locker key is available with the legal heirs of the deceased joint locker account holder.According to Bank rule the servivor account holder is authorised to operate the locker and not the legal heirs of deceased account holder.But the legal heirs have objected to operation, fearing that the survivor may take away the belongings from locker left by the deceased.Although, the Bank intimated the suvivor that the original locker key is available with the legal heirs,the survivor asked the Bank to allow break open the locker by giving a false statement that the locker key is lost supported with a FIR in aPolice station.What is the law to stop the survivor from taking away the meterials in the locker by breaking open ?Is there any law to prosecute the survivor for giving a false statement to Bank on loss of key supported by a false FIR in Police station ? How the legal heirs would get relief when ther is no rule in Bank for operation of locker by the legal heirs?

Asked on 6/19/12, 11:38 am

Shrichand Nahar S.V.Nahar, Advocate

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Approach court / police.

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Answered on 6/20/12, 12:49 am

Aniruddha Pawse Aniruddha.P.Pawse Advocates

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The complaint of the Bank can be made to Ombudsman or / and RBI

Answered on 7/19/12, 5:33 am

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