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1. Incest and child sexual abuse are dark realities in Indian society like in any other nation. 53 per cent of our children are sexually abused, Sessions Case Number: 106 of 2009.
Unique ID Number: 02401R0464852009 State versusGhanshyam Mehto -:: Page 1 of 53 ::-
according to a statistic from a survey done by the Government of India. The Indian legal statutes do not find mention of any specific provisions against incest. Incestuous conduct is almost never consensual. Instead it is rooted in physical force as well as familiar and other power which the abuser uses to pressure his victim. Nor is child abuse by parents and other elders confined to a single political ideology or to one economic system. It transcends barriers of age, class, language, caste, community, sex and even family. The only commonality is power which triggers and feeds incest in families. The power is multiplied several times over when the relationship between the abuser and the abused is of father and daughter. Disbelief, denial and cover-up to "preserve the family reputation"
are often then placed above the interests of the child and its abuse (Reliance on the material on the internet).
2. Incest is sexual relations between persons who are so closely related that their marriage is illegal or forbidden by custom. The statutory crime of sexual relations with such a near relative is incest.
3. "Courts are expected to show great responsibility while trying an accused on charges of rape. They must deal with such cases with utmost sensitivity. The Courts should examine the broader Sessions Case Number: 106 of 2009.