Further, the defence of the appellant that the doctor did not find any injuries on the children was rejected, given that the children may not have resisted, oblivious of what was happening to them. In fact, it was highlighted that the children were threatened that they would be pushed down from the first floor.
“The consequential effects of such sexual abuse can include depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, complex post-traumatic stress propensity to further victimization in adulthood,” the Court further recorded.
Mere absence of physical injury does not rule out the sexual acts of the appellant. The other effects cannot be assessed by physical examination, the Court added.
Source: Barandbench
