JUDGMENT

Dhiraj Singh Thakur, CJ. - In all the four aforementioned writ appeals, since common questions of law and fact arise, we propose to deal with them by way of a common order.

For purposes of convenience, reference shall be made to facts contained in W.A.No.967 of 2023.

2. The present Writ Appeal No.967 of 2023 has been filed in terms of Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the judgment and order dated 09.08.2023 passed in W.P.No.18057 of 2023, whereby the writ Court while exercising powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has quashed the impugned ECIR dated 31.05.2022, the Provisional Attachment Order No.1/2023, dated 10.05.2023 and the Original Complaint No.1996/2023, dated 08.06.2023, in terms of the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as 'PMLA, 2002') and has further directed release of all the seized property, material and documents.

3. Investigation under PMLA, 2002 came to be initiated vide ECIR/VKSZO/027/2022, dated 31.05.2022, against the respondents herein and officials of M/s. NRI Academy of Sciences which is a Society registered under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 (hereinafter refe