Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:128201 Court No. - 75 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 411 of 1986 Appellant :- Shanker And Others Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Y.K. Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- A.G.A. Hon'ble Vikas Budhwar,J. The appeal is of the year 1986 and the matter is taken up in the revised list which has been listed under the caption of oldest pending cases in the High Court, for priority hearing. Though the name of Sri Y.K. Shukla, learned counsel for the applicants is shown in the cause list but none appears on behalf of the appellants. This is an appeal filed U/s 374 Cr.P.C. against the judgment and order dated 30.01.1986 passed by the 6th Additional Sessions Judge, Bulandshahr in S.T. No. 463 of 1983 (State vs. Shanker and ors) convicting the appellants U/s 308 and 323 IPC and sentencing each of them to three years rigorous imprisonment and six months rigorous imprisonment respectively and the punishment to run concurrently. There is an office report dated 30.07.2025 which reads as under: "It is humbly submitted that a letter (email) dated 17.07.2025 has been received from learned CJM Gautam Buddh Nagar (flagged at 'X') wherein mentioned that all appellants namely Shanker, Surjan, Kachera and Prabhu have died on 18.10.2010, 04.02.2021, 02.10.2003 and 06.08.2016 respectively. the detailed report is enclosed with the file. The case is put up for orders/ hearing." There happens to be a report of the CJM, Gautam Budha Nagar dated 17.07.2024, according to which the first appellant Shanker Shukla expired on 18.10.2010, the second appellant Surjan expired on 04.02.2021 and the third appellant Kachera died on 02.10.2003 and the fourth appellant Prabhu has expired on 06.08.2016. Supporting documents including the death certificate and the other certificate are available on record. Since all the appellants have expired thus the appeal stands abated. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Order Date :- 31.7.2025 /C. MANI (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRAMANI VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad