STATE OF PUNJAB vs BABU LAL — Crl.A. No. 803/2006

The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Punjab's appeal against Babu Lal's acquittal in a narcotic drugs case. Babu Lal was originally convicted under Section 18 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 for possessing 4.3 kg of opium, but the High Court acquitted him after finding the search, seizure, and investigation were tainted—with police memos falsely claimed to be prepared at the seizure spot but actually prepared later at the police station. The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal, finding no basis to interfere with the High Court's factual findings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.