Abstract
Sexual violence is a significant cause of physical and psychological harm and suffering for women and children. Sexual violence constitutes the most barbaric crimes against the women. Sexual violence on female subject is a global health and human right issue. The problem has legal as well as health related bearing. The medical findings during examination of a female victim of sexual assault case are invariably minimal or absent. The purpose of forensic examination in a rape case is to search for physical signs & search, collection, preservation of all physical evidences and to treat the victim for physical, genital injuries, venereal disease & lessening of psychological harm. The pattern of injuries in a rape case also has a forensic value in view that these injuries are linked to the outcome of legal proceedings.
Keywords: - sexual assault, rape, hymen, global health issue, genital and physical injuries.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Shalender Kumar
1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
S.P Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i4.56
