<h1>Restitution of proceeds of crime: recovered Waqf funds returned to rightful claimant under asset-recovery provisions.</h1> Enforcement Directorate restored attached assets to the Karnataka State Waqf Board after a money laundering investigation arising from alleged diversion of Waqf cheques to fictitious entities and to a company; the ED had attached assets, filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, and, aligning with the PMLA's restitution objective, did not object to judicial release and issued a banker's cheque to return recovered funds to the rightful claimant.