JUDGMENT

S. K. Sahoo, J. - This case has proceeded at a snail's pace since the first information report was registered on 05.01.1983 and on completion of investigation charge sheet was submitted on 31.12.1984. The learned trial Court framed the charges on 07.07.1986, delivered the impugned judgment on 26.10.1989 whereafter this criminal appeal was presented on 10.11.1989 and admitted on 17.11.1989 and the appellants were directed to be released on bail. More than thirty one years after the presentation of the appeal, the judgment is being delivered today. When such type of year old criminal appeal comes for adjudication, few questions strike to mind, "Why so much of delay was caused to adjudicate the appeal? How it happened? Who is responsible for the delay?" The answers are not very difficult to find. The order sheet indicates that after the admission of the appeal, it was listed before various Benches for hearing but in spite of filing of paper books, the learned counsel for the appellants showed no interest to argue the appeal, for which the bail order granted to the appellants at the time of admission of the appeal was recalled on 06.02.2008. However, on the application filed by