# Banking records Bill lets police seek data without court approval 2026-08-06T14:41:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026, passed the Lok Sabha this week by voice vote without debate, National Herald India reports. Section 11 would allow a police officer of superintendent rank, or another officer notified by the government, to compel banks to produce records without prior court approval. The Bill updates rules for digital banking records, but National Herald India says it removes judicial oversight and lacks clear safeguards on notice, disclosure limits, secondary use and deletion. The report links the change to recent scrutiny of activists' and protesters' finances, including accounts connected to food payments at Jantar Mantar and labour organiser Satyam Verma's accounts in Uttar Pradesh. ## Coverage - nationalheraldindia.com Tags: banking law, digital records, Lok Sabha, police powers, privacy Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/banking-records-bill-lets-police-seek-data-without-court-approval/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/banking-records-bill-lets-police-seek-data-without-court-approval/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.