ASHOK SOLOMON vs ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

147 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-19899-2026 Date of decision :04.05.2026 ASHOK SOLOMON ... Petitioner Versus ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Tarun Hooda, Advocate with Mr. Keshav Pratap Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Lokesh Narang, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Rajeev Kumar Bagaria, Advocate for the respondent. **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (ORAL) The prayer in the present petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 is for setting aside the order dated 05.01.2026 (Annexure P-7) passed by the Court of Special Judge, Gurugram whereby the application seeking release of passport of the petitioner which has been deposited by him has been disposed of by directing the release of the passport to the limited extent of renewal only. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that this Court vide order dated 09.12.2025 had directed the petitioner to approach the concerned Trial Court seeking permission to travel abroad. In furtherance of the same, the petitioner approached the Trial Court but instead of granting or refusing permission to travel abroad, the Trial Cou