MEDICOLEGAL EXAMINATION OF SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN: A STUDY ON CASES REPORTED TO A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Dr. Satyendu Sekhar Manna; Dr. Aloke Mazumder

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

MEDICOLEGAL EXAMINATION OF SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN: A STUDY ON CASES REPORTED TO A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Dr. Satyendu Sekhar Manna, Dr. Aloke Mazumder

Abstract :

Sexual assault on female child is ubiquitous that occurs in every culture and reflects a scenario of a portion of society. Females, being a definite column of social structure, violence, primarily sexual abuse on them at minor age group implies high risk in total social strata. A medicolegal examination on such cases supposed to reflect the scenario. A retrospective Study was conducted at Malda Medical College, a tertiary care center of West Bengal State. The center being on international border with Bangladesh and close to other border locations, such study on sexual violence on female gender of minor age group, carries importance. Besides the other aspects, it has been observed that in considerable number of reported cases refusal to be examined, as well as, absence of specific finding of sexual harassment at body and private parts were noted. Such observation shows that medicolegal examinations are not always sufficient to prove the sexual violence and thus may be of little help for the Hon’ble courts to conclude.