In India heinous crime against woman are on the rise in-spite of post Nirbhya amendment in criminal law in 2013. Seeing the NCRB statics about ‘Rape Cases’ it appears that desired deterrent effect of stricter and harsh prolonged punishment is not percolated in the society at gross root level. There is need for not only creating awareness about these new provisions of law but also about improving infrastructure leading to use of modern investigation tools and techniques, training of forensic medicine practitioners and investigating officers and prosecuting agencies, etc.
Obsolete and traumatic tests like ‘Two Finger Test’ should not be allowed to be practiced in view of pain and suffering of rape survivors, international guidelines and court directions in this regard. There is also need to take strict action against those who are violating new provisions of the law and in doing any…
