• Is it possible to Submit Bank Statement to Court Via Affidavit by masking Account & CC Numbers?

Court has recently issued an order where they have asked me to submit details of Assets, Income and Expenditures via a prescribed format (Kusum Sharma v. Mahinder Kumar Sharma). My concern here is that my statement is showing the whole account number along with IFSC details of the people with whom i have done transactions in the past. This information can be mis-utilized by people and my adversaries. My question is whether I can mask the details of Account numbers, IFSC code by XXXX? Also, please help me understand what all precautions can be taken to while filing this affidavit?
Asked 5 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu

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17 Answers

You can disclose bank in which you have account need not mention IFSC code 

 

You  cannot mask the details of account number 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99775 Answers
8145 Consultations

No not at all. It will be manipulated document and contempt of court. You to have to submit as it is. 

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
23079 Answers
31 Consultations

Yes,Definitely. 

You may file affidavit with the information of your account details mentioned there in.

You may reason out masking of account no and IFSC in yoyr affidavit duly executed before Notary or oath Commissioner. 

Ramesh Pandey
Advocate, Mumbai
2541 Answers
8 Consultations

1. Well, you seem to have been misinformed.  On the basis of this information your money would not be usurped.  So you can stay assured of this. Moreover your information is not to be publicised by court and it would be limited to few people only. 

2. Therefore the court itself would take all possible precaution to keep your information private. 

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
23653 Answers
537 Consultations

The account number has to stated and cannot be concealed.

Swarupananda Neogi
Advocate, Kolkata
2993 Answers
6 Consultations

You cannot suppress the details in the account statement to be submitted to the court.

If the court is directing you to furnish the bank account statement for a particular period, you may obtain the same from your bank and produce it in the same n]manner to the  court, any alteration or suppression of any information in the statement would attract penal provision against you.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
89976 Answers
2492 Consultations

There is no harm submitting bank statement in the court. and court won't disclose the account details to anyone.

Ganesh Kadam
Advocate, Pune
13008 Answers
267 Consultations

- Such type of generally required in matrimonial cases, as per the direction of the court , the parties have to submit affidavit of income and expenditure before the court. 

- Further , there is not requirement to produce the account details but has to show the gross total income , so that court may judge the standard of living of the parties . and further take in consideration at the time of deciding the maintenance to the woman. 

- Further , the said information submitted by parties cannot be used for other reasons , otherwise court itself can take legal step against the misuser on the complaint. 

- Hence, no need to worry , and submit the details of your transactions only and further you can erase the confidential like IFSC code etc. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
15814 Answers
242 Consultations

No you can't mask as the said details it will project the same as your details

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
34514 Answers
249 Consultations

Yes you may do so wherein you may request the court that you will disclose all the information only to the court in a sealed letter.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14114 Answers
65 Consultations

1. If you go to a court to seek relief you have to follow the law and procedure.

2. You cannot mask your account number and IFSC Code.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30840 Answers
981 Consultations

You can submit the details as per the court order  and does not as per your wish. Check the order of the court first. if the court want the copy of the bank statement then you will file the copy which  get from bank. if you fear that the documents misuse by the defendants then file an application for kept them in safe custody . But  the defendants has right to see the documents if it is a material to decide the case.

Ajay N S
Advocate, Ernakulam
4124 Answers
114 Consultations

1. Masking any content in any documents, amounts to "material alteration" of the documentary evidence and is legally infructuous for any Court Proceedings. The opposite party will have such masked document, declared as null & void.

2. During Trial Proceedings in Court, nothing remains confidential and neither anything can be concealed.

Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
5612 Answers
25 Consultations

Dear Sir/Madam,

The said judgment quoted above consists of the format of the affidavit wherein you are required to give the details and not required to submit the bank statements and hence you are not required to afraid. 

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
7169 Answers
16 Consultations

Yes you can represent the confidential information by X.

 

Rahul Jatain
Advocate, Rohtak
5365 Answers
4 Consultations

No you cannot mask any information without permission of court so you can make application in court for seeking permission to mask account no and IFSC code of your transactions.

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
10686 Answers
7 Consultations

you have to submit along with affidavit and account details. 

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19325 Answers
32 Consultations

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