Patna High Court
Danish Kha @ Danish KhanversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The appeal is dismissed as the evidence on record sufficiently connects the appellant to the offence.
Summary
The appellant, Danish Khan, appealed against the conviction of a murder case in which he was alleged to be one of ten assailants. He contended that he was not named in the FIR and that only his confessional statement linked him to the crime. The prosecution, relying on the case diary, presented evidence including the appellant's mobile phone location at the crime scene, his communication with co‑accused before the murder, and a bank transaction of Rs.40,000 received from a person who allegedly offered a bounty. The trial court had convicted him under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable (BNS) Act, the Arms Act, and the SC/ST Act. The High Court examined the material and found sufficient linkage of the appellant to the offence. Consequently, the court declined to interfere with the lower court’s order and dismissed the appeal.
Issues considered
- Whether the appellate court should set aside the conviction on the ground that the appellant was not named in the FIR and lacked substantive evidence linking him to the murder.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 27
- Bihar Negotiable (BNS) Act — s. 103(1), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 61(2)
- SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — s. 3(2)(v)
Subjects
- criminal appeal
- murder
- conspiracy
- arms possession
- SC/ST Act
- evidentiary material
- mobile phone location
- supari
- appeal dismissed
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4900 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2025 Thana- BIHRA District- Saharsa
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Danish Kha @ Danish Khan S/o Sohrab Kha R/o Mohanpur, ward no. 10,
P.O. - Mohanpur, P.s.- Navhatta, Distt.- Saharsa
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Bihar
2. Chulhai Paswan S/o Late Rameshwar Paswan R/o vill - Bela Bagraulli,
Panchayat Barsher ward no. 11, P.S.- Bihra, Distt.- Saharsa
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Appellant/s : Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh No. I
For the Respondent/s : Mr.Usha Kumari 1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
4 07-07-2026 Heard the parties.
2. This appeal has been preferred against the order
dated 3.11.2025 passed by the learned Court of Additional
Sessions Judge-1st cum-SC/ST Exclusive Special Judge,
Saharsa in Special Case No. 36 of 2025 arising out of Bihara
P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025 registered for the offence under
Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 103(1), 61(2) of the BNS, under
Section 27 of the Arms Act and under Sections 3(2)(v) of the
SC/ST Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, around ten persons are
said to have killed the deceased.
4. The appellant is in custody since 30.04.2025.
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5. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the
appellant that the appellant is not named in the FIR and except
for his own confessional statement, there is no material to
connect him with the alleged offence.
6. Learned counsel for the State Mr. Jharkhandi
Upadhyay has opposed the application of the petitioner and has
taken this Court to the case diary to show that materials have
come against the appellant to connect him with the crime.
7. I have heard and considered the submissions of the
parties and have also perused the case diary.
8. During investigation, it has come that the killing of
the deceased was planned by the accused persons and pursuant
to that one Saurav Kumar got two pistols and has given the
same to one Shivi and the petitioner. Thereafter, Shivi and the
petitioner followed the deceased, whose location was being
provided by other co-accused and they stopped the deceased and
killed him.
9. The appellant is one of the assailants of the
deceased and in the scientific investigation also, the mobile
phone location of the appellant has been found on the spot and
he has also been found to be talking to the other co-accused
before commission of the crime. He has also deposited Rs.
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40,000/- in the bank account of his mother which was taken by
him from one Rahul, who has given the supari to the appellant
for killing the deceased.
10. Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court is not
inclined to interfere with the impugned order.
11. Accordingly, this appeal stands dismissed.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
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