SUMMARYRape is a common social problem having great implication on the Victim, family, Judiciary and state. However it is very difficult to prove the actual rape because it is difficult to establish whether it is a consented sex or actual rape. 176 cases of alleged rape were studied during the period of 2003-2006 at the SBMC, Barisal. Of these, 130 cases had consented sexual intercourse. 46 victims were subjected to rape. Cases include different age groups, their occupations, living areas, time of arrival for medicolegal examination have been studied. Most of the cases were students. An alarming number of victims were subjected to gang rape. Examination and reporting of the cases with have been discussed.

Legal term hurt means bodily pain, injury or wound and disease or infirmity caused to any person. Abrasion, bruise, laceration, fracture, dislocation, incised wound, stab wound, puncture, penetrating wound, firearm wound, bomb blast wound, burn, scald are common types of injury or hurt. Different types of weapons or means used to cause hurts are blunt, sharp and pointed weapons, firearms, bombs, heat, electricity and corrosives. For legal purposes, hurts are grouped as grievous hurt and simple hurt. There are eight categories of grievous hurt. In reporting hurt cases, the clinical state of the victim with full description of the wounds are noted and an opinion regarding their legal state i.e. whether grievous or simple, age of the injury, type of the weapon or means causing the injury, whether inflicted by others or self inflicted etc. is given. These help the court to give its judgment. There are enacted laws describing section, numbers, types of crime and their punishments. Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 4, No. 2: July 2013, Pages 37-41 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v4i2.16941

It is one of the most difficult tasks in forensic medicine is to examine alleged victims of sexual offence like rape that happened a few weeks back. There is a chance of miscarriage of justice. Two women were examined in the department of forensic medicine of SBMC. They gave the history of forceful sexual intercourse by several men at midnight while travelling in a bus. After their identification and obtaining informed written consent they were examined by 2 doctors, one is male and the other is female. With heavy responsibility on them the doctors had to proceed with the examination of the victims of alleged gang rape. Clinical examination, laboratory tests of collected specimens and X-ray examination were done. The opinions were that in case of the first victim, her age was around 18 years and in case of 2nd victim, her age was around 17 years and in both victims, no signs of forceful sexual intercourse were present but signs of past sexual intercourse were present. If a consistency between the history given by the victim and signs detected by the examining doctors is established by the investigating legal officer then a positive result is expected from the court of trial but very often this does not happen.Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 8, No. 2: Jul 2017, P 148-152

ABSTRACTunexplained by an authorized officer is known as inquest.