If Indonesian method is adopted by Indian Police, conviction rate can go up and false cases will stop.
Last year a client showed me his case papers about a police case in Indonesia.
I noticed following things :
1) Statements of witnesses were also recorded in video recording. Nowadays it is easy to do so even with a mobile smartphone.
2) The Statements were recorded in presence of a Notary Advocate, who used to also counter sign below statement to certify it's truth.
3) With Chargesheet, the accused was also given copies of all sections under which he was charged and how much punishment was provided. This helped accused to know for violation of which provision of law he was being tried and the description of punishment used to start him thinking about Plea - Bargaining.
I think this will be a great police reform in India if introduced.
Haresh Raichura 13/12/16
