Famous cases that are sorted by Media and public pressure

Media is most vigilant force of India and keeps an eye on everthing that concerns our society. The power of Indian Media is enormous and it was shown when public got justice In Cases of Jessica Lal, Nitish Katara, Priyadarshani Mattoo and Bijal Joshi. Lets Look at Jessica Lal's Case and the role of media in sorting it out :

JESSICA LALL: Jessica was a model in New Delhi and was shot dead in a social party where she was a barmaid on April 29, 1999.In the ensuing trial over seven years, Manu Sharma and a number of others were acquitted on February 21, 2006.
Following intense media and public pressure, the prosecution appealed and the Delhi High Court conducted proceedings on a fast track with daily hearings over 25 days. The lower court judgment was found faulty in law, and Manu Sharma was found guilty of having murdered Jessica Lall. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on December 20, 2006.The Jessica Lall murder case went up for trial in August 1999, with Manu charged with murder and his friends charged with destruction of evidence and sheltering criminal suspects.
Four witnesses who initially said they had seen the murder happen turned hostile.After extensive hearings with nearly a hundred witnesses, a Delhi trial court headed by Additional Sessions Judge S. L. Bhayana, acquitted 9 accused in Jessica Lall Murder case, on February 21, 2006.Those acquitted were, Manu Sharma,Vikas Yadav, Manu's uncle Shyam Sundar Sharma, Amardeep Singh Gill and Alok Khanna, both former executives of a multinational soft drinks company, cricketer Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh, Harvinder Chopra, Vikas Gill and Raja Chopra.
Role Of Media Along With Public
Hundreds of thousands of people e-mailed and sms-ed their outrage on petitions forwarded by media channels and newspapers to the President and others seeking remedies for the alleged miscarriage of justice. Soon, NDTV a news channel more than 200,000 cellphone text messages urging retrial. A poll conducted by the newspaper hindustan times showed that on a scale of 1 to 10, the public's faith in law enforcement in India was about 2.7 Public pressure built up with newspapers splashing headlines such as "No one killed Jessica", and TV channels running SMS polls. Models, fashion designers, friends, relatives and others held candle-light vigils at India Gate in New Delhi to protest the verdict, followed by an even bigger candle light protest accompanied by a unique week long t-shirt campaign (slogan: we support re-investigation of Jessica Lal's murder, let the truth come out) in Manu Sharma's hometown, Chandigarh.Hundreds of students, mnc executives along with retired IAS and Army officers participated in the protest creating a scene that resembled one in a recent blockbuster Rang De Basanti.
Recent Update On the Case
On September 24, Delhi Lieutenant Governor granted Manu Sharma 30-day parole from jail, on the grounds that Sharma needed to attend to his ailing mother and also look after the family business which was suffering in his absence. This parole was extended by another 30 days. Manu Sharma has been seen partying in a night-club during this time also. On Nov 10, following media uproar, Delhi government under criticism for granting and extending parole without proper verification of reasons submitted by the accused for seeking parole had reportedly decided to look into whether his parole should be cancelled, because Sharma visited a Delhi nightclub over the weekend. But Manu Sharma surrendered next day to Tihar jail, two weeks before his parole expires.
Conclusion: Media has a power and ability that nobody has. This case would have not got justice if media would not have been present and this much free. Following coverage on Mumbai terror attacks recently, many allegations were put on media and government plans to take out a media bill which would restrict media to enter into anybody's personal life, but think about the cases like jessica lal. Would this case have ever got justice if media would have not investigated on issues? Well i dont think so.