JUDGMENT :

(Sandeep Mehta, J.)

1. The instant two intra-Court writ appeals involve identical questions of facts and law and hence, the same are being decided together by this common order.

2. The respondent Nos.1/writ petitioners, Smt. Zoramthari, proprietor of M/s Thari Enterprise, and Shri Lalrinhlua, Proprietor of M/s LRH Enterprise filed criminal writ petitions in the Aizawl Bench of this Court being WP(Crl.) No. 2/2022 and WP(Crl.) No.3/2022 respectively in order to challenge freezing of 4(four) Bank Accounts belonging to Smt. Zoramthari [writ petitioner in WP(Crl.) No.2/2022] and one Bank Account belonging to Shri Lalrinhlua [writ petitioner WP(Crl.) No.3/2022].

These Bank Accounts were freezed by the Banks concerned under the direction of the appellant i.e. Directorate of Enforcement (ED).

Brief Facts :

3. FIR No.216/2021 dated 14.12.2021 was registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against one M/s Nayla Family Exports Private Limited and others with the allegation of illegal smuggling of human hair. During the course of investigation, the Enforcement Directorate conducted search in offices and residences of various persons in Hyderabad and Mizoram including the re