Open AccessMedical examination of sexual assault cases and related law
Author(s) -
Lalchand Verma,
Harshvardhan Tiwari,
Pramod Kumar Tiwari,
Reicha Joshi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of ethics, trauma and victimology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-4272
pISSN - 2394-6822
DOI - 10.18099/ijetv.v6i01.4
Subject(s) - sexual assault , sexual violence , guideline , christian ministry , criminal law , criminology , medicine , public health , medical emergency , law , psychology , poison control , political science , family medicine , suicide prevention , psychiatry , nursing
The criminal law amendment act 2012 has expanded the definition of sexual assault and recognised right to the treatment for all survivor/victims of sexual assault by the public and private health care facilities. The ministry of health and family welfare released uniform guideline for medico-legal care of victims of sexual violence. This paper highlights some of important provision of law and recent changes in examination of victim of sexual violence, which is applicable to all registered medical practitioner practicing either in public or private sector.