JUDGMENT :

NAND PRABHA SHUKLA, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the surviving appellant No. 4 Ram Singh, Mr. Ratan Singh, learned A.G.A.-I for the State and perused the record.

2. This appeal under Section 374 Cr.P.C. has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 17.07.1987 passed by Special Judge (E.C. Act) Etah in S.T. No. 157 of 1986 convicting and sentencing the appellant Nos. 1 to 6 under Section 147 IPC to undergo for 6 months R.I. and accused Todi Singh and Bhopal to undergo R.I. for one year u/s 323 and Nannu Singh, Yad Ram, Ram Singh and Kundan Singh to undergo for a period of 1 year R.I. under Section 323/149 accused Yad Ram, to undergo for 3 years R.I. under Section 325 and accused Nannu Singh, Todi Singh, Ram Singh, Bhopal and Kundan Singh to undergo for a period of three years R.I. under read with Section 149 and accused Nanu Singh to undergo for a period of 5 years R.I. under Section 304 .

3. Today, the present Criminal Appeal is listed under the category of oldest pending cases in this High Court for priority basis.

4. The appeal against the appellant No. 1 Nannu Singh, appellant No. 2 Yadram, appellant No. 3 Todi, appellant No. 5 Bhopal alias Pappu and appe