Finger printing technique was first used for criminal cases by -

Ans. is 'c' i.e. Sir Edward Henry Finger prints were discovered by an ICS officer Sir William Herschelle (1958). But study was systemized by Sir Francis Gulton (1892) and was fuher improvized by Sir Edward Henery.In 1901 there was introduction of fingerprints for criminal identification in England and Wales, using Galton's observations and revised by Sir Edward Richard Henry.Thus began the Henry Classification System, used even today in all English speaking countries.First systematic use of fingerprints in the U.S. by the New York Civil Service Commission for testing. Dr. Henry P. DeForrest pioneers U.S. fingerprinting.