Accidental Bank Transfer Can’t Be Undone

Mr. Du accidentally transferred 180,000 RMB to a Mr. Yu’s account. Upon explanation Mr. Yu was willing to give the money back, but at the bank they learned that Mr. Yu’s account was frozen due to debts. In court, a judge explained that the money now legally belongs to Mr. Yu, so it must be used to pay his debt. Some netizens feel that the verdict was correct, because the two men were probably in collusion with each other. While others feel that the action was unjust, if a bank transferred money to a person by accident, he would be forced to return it, so the money should be returned in this case as well.

Source: Netease