Manral Ishita T, Panjrattan Carol, Saini Rajiv K, Roy Shuvendu, Singh Avinash
Department of Forensic Medicine, Command Hospital (EC), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Department of Psychiatry, Command Hospital (EC), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Ind Psychiatry J. 2023 Jan-Jun;32(1):4-8. doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_169_21. Epub 2022 Nov 10.
Children constitute vulnerable section of the society, and governments have moral responsibility to safeguard their interests and safety. It does so by enacting various laws and providing framework for its implementation. Child sexual abuse (CSA) is widely prevalent in all societies and World Health Organization has promulgated broad guidelines against such practices. There are enough provisions against such perpetrators in India and suitable amendments have been provisioned based on inputs from various sections of the society. This article delves into the provisions of the act, its medicolegal application, and psychodynamics of such behaviors among the perpetrators.
儿童是社会中的弱势群体，政府有道德责任保障他们的利益和安全。政府通过制定各种法律并提供实施框架来做到这一点。儿童性虐待（CSA）在所有社会中都广泛存在，世界卫生组织已经颁布了针对此类行为的广泛指导方针。印度有足够的条款来惩治此类犯罪者，并根据社会各阶层的意见进行了适当修订。本文深入探讨了该法案的条款、其法医学应用以及犯罪者此类行为的心理动力学。
