ORDER :

1. The petitioners are before this Court calling in question registration of an Enforcement Case Information Report (‘ECIR’) initiated by the Bangalore Zonal office of the Directorate of Enforcement.

2. Sans unnecessary details, facts in brief, are as follows:-

The petitioners are accused in Crime No.23 of 2018. The 1st petitioner is alleged to have been closely associated with the complainant who is not a party to these proceedings from the year 2014 and had several transactions with the complainant. Based upon certain allegations, a complaint comes to be registered against the petitioners before the Ashoknagar Police Station, Hubballi in Crime No.23 of 2018. Several proceedings have gone on in the said crime and the Police after investigation have filed a charge sheet in the matter. The matter is pending consideration before the concerned Court of jurisdiction. The present case does not concern merit of Crime No.23 of 2018 or its aftermath qua the offences under the Indian Penal Code.

3. The Enforcement Directorate (‘ED’ for short) initiates certain proceedings in the year 2022. The basis for such initiation is involvement of petitioners in Crime No.23 of 2018. Wh