Yoendra, you have raised a very valid point. Notwithstanding any SOP being in place, police often do not do their duty. The rape victims have to suffer ignominy of going through horrendous and often downright insulting procedure. There is not much to protect them. The suicide case of Patiala victim, in which ASP has now been arrested ( for the fear of bad publicity) or Kolkata Park Street case. When theo talks about our ( and consequently that of police) attitude towards women , he is so right. But to add to this the entire criminal justice system is insensitive towards victims , of whatever gender, and women bear double the brunt of it.
Just think of few prominent cases where lawmakers have been involved in moral turpitude
ND Tiwari .
Kanda
One of the old case comes to mind is that of stalin. I hope somebody remembers
We have seen officers/their wards too in that category.
No wonder we are forced to ask ourselves these questions.
Here is a pointer for what might happen despite SOP
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_gu ... st_1783489
A 14-year-old gang rape victim had to visit three community health centres (CHC) before she could find a gynaecologist at a government hospital to conduct a medical test that would prove the rape. She is the daughter of a grocer of Lapani village in Kadana taluka, Panchmahals district. In the complaint filed by her father at Kadana police station, it is stated that on Thursday she was abducted by one Javed Qureshi and his friend on a bike and taken to a deserted place near Tatroli bridge on the outskirts of Antalwada village (also in Kadana taluka).
There she was raped by the duo who later abandoned her in a deserted place. She was found unconscious by her brother on Thursday afternoon. When she regained consciousness, she told her family members about the incident.
After her father lodged a police complaint, she was referred to Santrampur CHC for a medical test. The victim’s family took her to Santrampur CHC, then to Kadana CHC and then to Godhra civil hospital.None of these had a gynaecologist to conduct the required medical test. Then she was taken to SSG Hospital in Vadodara where a gynaecologist finally conducted the medical test and confirmed the rape.The victim, who was raped on Thursday, could substantiate her allegation only on Friday afternoon at the SSG Hospital, 24 hours after the incident.
No policeman had accompanied her when she was referred to the health centre after the police complaint. Talking to DNA over phone from Santrampur, Dr BR Patidar, medical officer of Santrampur CHC, said that the girl was brought in an 108-ambulance by her parents without any policemen.
“She was brought here but as there is no gynaecologist in this hospital, we had to refer her to Kadana CHC,” Patidar added. Other sources in the Santrampur hospital said that she had received primary treatment there.
However, as there is no gynaecologist even at Kadana CHC, she was referred to Godhra civil hospital. But the hapless family’s quest for a medical test did not end there as the Godhra hospital too does not have a gynaecologist.
The girl and her family members spent more than 20 hours visiting these hospitals. “Finally, she was taken to SSG Hospital where she was examined by a gynaecologist,” a relative of the girl said. The gang rape victim was examined 24 hours after the crime
here goes the SOP down the drain.
We need accountable procedure. The fellow should be dismissed. Far too long govt servants have enjoyed protection in the name of natural justice and good faith . There should be summary dismissal if lapses are detected. They dont have fundamental right to a Govt Job.
