Forensic Study of Child Sexual Abuse in Northern Range of Himachal Pradesh by Surender Kumar Pal in Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic & Genetic Sciences (PRJFGS) in Lupine Publishers.
Abstract
Background: The
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 had made a
significant contribution for trickling the cases against children and
adolescents. The aim of the present study is to determine the socio-demographic
profile of sexually assaulted children and their medico legal aspects.
Material and Methods: The
study was conducted on 181 cases of sexual assaults registered under POCSO Act,
2012 received for examination at Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Northern
Range, Dharamshala, and Himachal Pradesh, India during the year 2013-2016. The
details pertaining to socio-demographic factors (sex, age, religion, and
profession), season, place of incidence, relationship with accused, time
interval between alleged incidence and medical examinations, condition of hymen
and results of exhibits examined in forensic lab were noted in a self-designed
per forma.
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