The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Centre as well as the Maharashtra government over a PIL seeking uniform protocol for forensic medical examination in cases of sexual assault and special training to doctors in collection and recording of medical evidence in such cases.
The petitioners -- Child Welfare Committee chairperson Ranjana Pardhi and advocate Vijay Patait -- have contended that very often culprits in sexual assault cases are acquitted because of faulty collection of medical evidence and incorrect reports.
The division bench of Justices A P Lawande and P D Kode admitted the petition and asked the ministries of Health and Law and Judiciary of both the Union and the state governments to file their replies in four weeks.
Source : http://www.ptinews.com/news/542975_PIL-seeks-uniform-protocol-for-forensic-med-exam
The petitioners -- Child Welfare Committee chairperson Ranjana Pardhi and advocate Vijay Patait -- have contended that very often culprits in sexual assault cases are acquitted because of faulty collection of medical evidence and incorrect reports.
The division bench of Justices A P Lawande and P D Kode admitted the petition and asked the ministries of Health and Law and Judiciary of both the Union and the state governments to file their replies in four weeks.
Source : http://www.ptinews.com/news/542975_PIL-seeks-uniform-protocol-for-forensic-med-exam
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