JUDGMENT : 1. This appeal against acquittal has come up for hearing after more than eight years. In respect of an incident of 22nd August, 1977, regarding the murder of Jai Lal, four persons were charged for offence under Section 302, IPC, besides other offences. They were convicted by Court of Sessions on 20th May, 1979. However, conviction and sentence was set aside in appeal by the High Court by impugned judgment dated 6th July, 1993. 2. The only record that has been filed by the State are the two judgments, one of learned Additional Sessions Judge and other of the High Court. The High Court on appreciation of evidence, inter alia, held that the FIR was ante time and PW I who was said to be an eye-witness was not a witness to any recovery document though she had deposed to have put her thumb impression on certain papers at the police station. According to the findings of the High Court those papers were used for drawing up the statement on the basis of which the FIR was recorded. Certain other vital discrepancies and contradictions have also been noticed by the High Court. 3. The learned counsel for the appellant State was unable to answer various queries which arose during the hearing of the appeal including the query as to when the report under Section 157, Cr.P.C. was sent to the Magistrate. The counsel is, of course, handicapped as except the two judgments no other document has been filed by the appellant-State despite the fact that the appeal has come up for hearing after number of years and has been on board for considerable time. The manner in which many States, in particular the State of U.P., is prosecuting, conducting and assisting these appeals is quite evident not only from this appeal but from many other appeals which have come up before us. This state of affairs is nothing except a total waste of time of the Court and waste of public money and serves interests of none. We hope that the State would look into the matter and would properly prosecute and conduct the criminal appeals and render requisite assistance. We are left with no choice except to dismiss the appeal. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. A copy of this order shall be sent to the Chief Secretary of the State.