IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.66 of 2010 MD. NOORUL HAQUE MUMTAZ Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR THRU.DIRE.GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ARARIA 3. RAJESH SINGH, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, KUWARI POLICE STATION ARARIA. ----------- 3 19.11.2010. The petitioner submits that his relative Barkatullah Khan s/o Salim Khan, resident of village Sundvi, Police Station Kuwari, Araria applied for Passport. In course of enquiry, police personnel of concerned police station abused him and took him in custody and on payment of Rs.11,000/- he was released from the police station. The petitioner also raised his grievance before the Chief Minister’s Janta Darbar. In the counter-affidavit sworn by Dy.S.P. HQ), Araria it is stated that the grievance of petitioner had been enquired, but none of the villagers supported the aforesaid version. Moreover, petitioner had approached the Station House Officer of the Police Station for forwarding the passport application of his relative. The documents i.e. Voter I-Card and Madarsa Leave Certificate contained two different age of the said applicant, as such, the application could not get favour of the enquiring officer. It was further found that the said Madarsa was also fake one from where the certificate in question had been issued stating the applicant to be its Principal. After hearing the parties, this Court disposes of the writ petition with observation that it would be open for the petitioner to raise his grievances before the appropriate authorities for its redressal. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)