ORDER :

Both these petitions are preferred by accused 1 to 5 in Special C.C.No.303 of 2018 calling in question order dated 20.11.2021 passed by the XLVII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge for CBI cases, Bangalore framing charges against the petitioners for offence under Section 3 punishable under Sections 4 and 8(5) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (‘the Act’ for short). Since the petitions arise out of a common order and common proceedings, they are taken up together and considered in this order.

2. Heard Sri Kiran S. Javali, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri Madhukar Deshpande, learned counsel appearing for the respondent.

3. Shorn of unnecessary details, facts in brief, are as follows:-

On the intervening night between 14th and 15th of May, 2008, accused 1 and 2 are said to have involved in the commission of murder of one Rajesh and one Ramu while injuring few others in a farm house belonging to one Muddappa situated behind APMC in Hunsur. A crime was registered in Crime No.108 of 2008 and on completion of invest