LETTER TO EDITOR Medico-Legal System in Sexual Assault Cases in India

Sexual assault is a heinous crime. Man com-mits the act to fulfill his sexual urge, to show his masculinity, to get control of the victim, to take revenge and various other reasons, out of abnormal mind, out of ignorance of the law of the land or out of opportunity. The mental trauma suffered by the victim may linger till end of her life [1]. Women who wish to pursue a justice against their assailant are usually examined by a doc-tor or in most cases a state-employed district surgeon, and obtain a report of their injuries. Expert medical evidence is widely used in sexual assault cases, but its contribution to the progress of legal cases is unclear