City doctors trained on how to deal with sexual offences

A Delhi High Court committee, set up to monitor the implementation of the Supreme Court guidelines in cases of sexual offences, on Saturday held an exercise to train doctors on how to deal with such cases. 

Justice Gita Mittal, who heads the committee, presided over the training session to apprise the doctors of the methods and procedures to record the medico-legal certificates, the death summaries and the post mortem examination reports in cases of sexual offences.

Justice Mittal along with Justice RK Gauba, who is also the panel’s member, instructed the doctors on the legal importance of proper medical examinations and recording of the medical documents, as they form part of the evidence in criminal cases.

The programme was attended by 35 doctors from various city hospitals. 

It was carried out by experts in the field of forensic medicine, toxicology and law.