Do you know that in earlier times there were NO criminal appeals or criminal appeal Courts..? Trial Court judgements were final.
But then one day, a Lawyer was convicted for slaughtering stray animals in early mornings.There were no eye witnesses. Case was based on circumstantial evidences.
None of his colleague Lawyers accepted the judgement.The whole Bar erupted in revolt. Because the convicted lawyer was not capable of killing even a fly. His conviction was viewed as grossly erroneous.
At request of lawyers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle author of Detective Sherlock Holmes books, took up this case.
He came to the town. Stayed in holel. Reinvestigated all circumstances relied upon by prosecution.
He found that the case was concocted and false. He presented his dossier of investigation to Home Ministry. Since there were no criminal appeals provided.
Home ministry saw substance in the report of Author. It acquitted the lawyer.
And thereafter, Govt introduced Courts of Appeals for all criminal cases.
Since then we have got Criminal Appeal Courts.
Haresh Raichura 21/11/16
