Medico-Legal System in Sexual Assault Cases in India
Journal Title: Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Sexual assault is a heinous crime. Man commitsthe act to fulfill his sexual urge, to showhis masculinity, to get control of the victim, totake revenge and various other reasons, out ofabnormal mind, out of ignorance of the law ofthe land or out of opportunity. The mental traumasuffered by the victim may linger till end of herlife [1].Women who wish to pursue a justice againsttheir assailant are usually examined by a doctoror in most cases a state-employed districtsurgeon, and obtain a report of their injuries.Expert medical evidence is widely used in sexualassault cases, but its contribution to theprogress of legal cases is unclear.The objectives of the paper are -1. To study the legislative provisions relatingto medical examination in SexualAssault cases.2. To assess the impact of medico legal evidencein sexual assault cases.3. To make suggestions.
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Yuvraj Dilip Patil
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