STATE OF HARYANA vs RAM KISHAN — Crl.A. No. 490/2001

Summary: Crl.A. No. 490/2001 - State of Haryana v. Ram Kishan On 12 September 2007, the Supreme Court dismissed the State of Haryana's appeal against Ram Kishan's acquittal in an NDPS Act Section 18 case. The trial court had convicted Kishan, but the High Court acquitted him on 1 December 1999, finding the search violated Section 50 of the Act. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal without adjournment, citing the 20-year delay since the 1987 FIR and the State's inability to apprehend the respondent (declared a proclaimed offender). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.