Volume : 3, Issue : 3, March - 2014

Medical Examination of Victim of Rape: Section 164–A of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Advocate Mr. Rakeshkumar

Abstract :

 The purpose of this paper was to review the purpose and procedure of medical examination of victim of rape according to section 164A of the code of criminal procedure, 1973. The paper described the procedure of medical examination of rape victim and evidentiary value of that medical examination. On the behalf of this study, it’s concluded that medical examination of rape victim is a greater value to prove the guilt of an accused, offence like Rape is heinous and horrible crime which left so many marks and spot on the society as well as on the mind, reputation and memories of the victim. On the behalf of this study, we can suggest that the medical examination of victim of rape is an essential procedure which can lead the medical evidences to establish the prosecution or corroborate the prosecution story.