Jagadeesh N
Department of Forensic Medicine, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Med Ethics. 2010 Apr-Jun;7(2):108-12. doi: 10.20529/IJME.2010.037.
The crime of rape is a major problem in India, evident from the reports in the press as well as official statistics. The accused has often gone free, because the victim did not file a complaint, or because of poor evidence gathering and well as lacunae in the law. This paper presents an overview of the laws applicable to sexual assault cases and amendments in these laws, specifically in terms of the roles and responsibilities of healthcare providers to bridge the gap in providing medical evidence to the courts.
强奸犯罪在印度是一个重大问题,这从媒体报道以及官方统计数据中可见一斑。由于受害者未报案,或者证据收集不力以及法律存在漏洞,被告常常得以逍遥法外。本文概述了适用于性侵犯案件的法律以及这些法律的修订情况,特别是从医疗服务提供者在为法庭提供医学证据方面弥补差距所承担的角色和责任角度进行阐述。