<prompt> Finger printing technique was first used for criminal cases by -Sir Francis GaltonSir William HerschelleSir Edward HenryDr Henry P. DeForrest  <response>: 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 Galtons 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. 