Potency test of a rape accused in India – Rationale, problems and suggestions in light of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013

Indian legal system makes it mandatory to medically examine any accused of rape as well as other forms of sexual assault. Accused is brought in the police custody for conducting medical examination which includes general physical examination, potency test and evidence collection. The medical examina...

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Main Authors: Md Shadab Raheel, Abhishek Yadav, Shashank Pooniya, Sudhir Kumar Gupta, A.K. Jaiswal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X16300715