1 JUNE ,2023.
Amend law to make necrophilia an off•ence, says HC (PG 6)(GS 2 ,4 )
1 JUNE ,2023.
Observing that the attendants appointed to guard the bodies in mortuaries of many government and private hospitals indulge in “sexual intercourse” on the bodies, the High Court of Karnataka has recommended that the Union government amend the I ndian Penal Code (IPC) to bring necrophilia under the defi•nition of off•ence of unnatural sex or introduce new provision in IPC to make necrophilia an offence. • Referring to laws in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa where necrophilia is an off•ence, the court said • “unfortunately in India nospecifi•c legislation is enacted, including under t he provisions of IPC for the purpose of upholding dignity and protecting rights and crime against the body of the woman.” • A Division Bench comprising of Justice B. Veerappa and Justice Venkatesh Naik T. passed the order while acquitting Rangaraju from the charges of raping a 25-year-old woman after murdering her.