“The Hetal Parekh Case Controversy Justice or Miscarriage”.pdf

Hetal parekh is a news

1. CONTROVERSIAL
ASPECTS
EYEWITNESSES
FORENSIC
EVIDENCE
PROSECUTION’S ARGUMENT
claim : Dhananjoy was wrongfully convicted.
ALIBI
“THE HETAL PAREKH
CASE CONTROVERSY:
JUSTICE OR
MISCARRIAGE?”
PROSECUTION’S ARGUMENT
COUNTERARGUMEN
TS
CONCLUSION
claim: Dhananjoy was guilty
MOTIVE
FLAWED
FORENSICS ALTERNATE
SUSPECTS.
*Claim: The case was
unfair **because* it
was influenced by
public pressure, media
coverage, and
procedural errors.
Multiple witnesses
claim to have seen
Dhananjoy near
Hetal’s apartment.
Fingerprints and
semen found on
Hetal’s body
allegedly matched
Dhananjoy.
Dhananjoy harassed
Hetal for months,
and when she
reported him, he
sought revenge.
HIS FAMILY
STATED HE WAS
NOT AT THE
CRIME SCENE
DURING THE
MURDER.
THE DEFENSE
QUESTIONED THE
RELIABILITY OF
FINGERPRINTS AND
SEMEN SAMPLES,
**BUT* THESE WERE
INCONCLUSIVE.
OTHER POTENTIAL
SUSPECTS, SUCH AS
FAMILY MEMBERS OR
NEIGHBORS, WERE
NOT THOROUGHLY
INVESTIGATED.
-kishan tripathi(jlu09131)
btech cse
- *Supporting Evidence*:
1. *Media Influence*: Intense media coverage
swayed public opinion and added pressure for
a conviction.
2. *Procedural Errors*: There were claims of
police mishandling forensic evidence, and
testimonies were inconsistent.
- *Defense’s Alibi*:
Dhananjoy’s family’s
testimonies were
inconsistent and
contradictory, weakening
the alibi.
*Media’s Role: Some argue
that the media, while
influential, did not directly
affect the legal outcome,
**because* the case was
tried and upheld by
multiple courts, including
the Supreme Court.
*Forensic Reliability: Critics argue that
forensic methods in the 1990s were not
as advanced as today, **however* the
semen sample and fingerprints found
were critical in the conviction.
- *Summary of Key Points*:
- Both the prosecution and defense
presented compelling arguments,
but controversies surrounding
forensic evidence, media influence,
and judicial fairness linger.
*Reflection*: The case
reflects the complexities of
capital punishment cases in
India, with debates on the
fairness of the legal process
and the death penalty.
*Final Thought*: The
Hetal Parekh case
continues to influence
public discourse on
justice, class bias, and
the reliability of
evidence in India’s
criminal justice system.