Court seeks training for those who handle incest cases
October 1st, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Coming to the help of victims of incest crimes, Delhi High Court Thursday said training is must for all those who take care of the victims, who are in a state of shock.
A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan said: “It is very essential that victims should be handled with utmost care and those people who attend them must be trained accordingly.”
The bench asked the Delhi government’s social welfare department to examine as to how its officials can be trained to handle incest crime victims.
“Though the High Court judicial academy is overburdened but then also we are extending our help and can train some officers by enrolling them in the short term programmes. But we need your support in this matter and all the suggestions are welcome,” the bench said while asking the department to file a compliance report by Oct 14 along with its suggestions.
Delhi Police also submitted before the bench that approval has been granted by the Lt Governor for sensitising judges, public prosecutors and police officials on various aspects of incest crimes.
The court had passed a set of guidelines for investigators of incest crimes to sensitise them to the emotional trauma of the victims, following complaints that investigators and prosecutors of such crimes, whose incidence has gone up sharply in recent times, often acted insensitively, particularly when dealing with children.
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