1Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
2Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
3Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
4Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
*Corresponding Author Dr Charu Sharma (Associate Professor), Email: sharma.charu651@gmail.com, Mobile: +91-7063956215
Online published on 15 May, 2021.
The finding of the persistence of spermatozoa or its remnants in the lower genitourinary tract of victims of sexual violence after elapsed time is a matter of great concern for forensic investigations. The guidelines followed in India and many parts of the world prescribe collection of such samples only if the presentation of the case is within 72 hours of the incidence of sexual crime. We encountered such a case in which the spermatozoa were retrieved from the vaginal samples after seven days of a possible act of sexual crime. It is suggested that samples of urine should be collected in cases of sexual crimes. The delayed collection of samples from the genitourinary tract of the victims can be useful for forensic investigation.
Child sexual abuse, Government regulations, Forensic science, Spermatozoa persistence
