296 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 04.11.2025 SHAKHNOZA RAKHIMOVA ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present: Mr. Zahied F. Chouhan, Advocate with Ms. Iqura Khan, Advocate, Ms. Nida Parveen, Advocate and Mr. Pulkit Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Sandeep Kumar, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Sourabh Goel, Sr. Standing counsel assisted by Ms. Samridhi Jain, Advocate and Ms. Anju Bansal, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (ORAL)

1. This petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS praying for quashing and setting aside of the impugned order dated 21.07.2025 passed by ld. Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, SAS Nagar, Mohali in CIS No. CRM-3243-2025 titled as “Shakhnoza Rakhimova Vs. Senior Intelligence Officer” vide which the application moved by the petitioner, for releasing the passport with a permission to travel Uzbekistan for a period 06 months from 05.06.2025, was dismissed on the ground that if the accused is permitted to go abroad then she may not return to India to face the trial.

2. The allegations against the petitioner are that foreign currency was recovered