Disturbing to note increase in number of cases where children are sexually assaulted by known persons, says Court

Justice K. Murali Shankar of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court observed that sexual assault upon a girl child is the most heinous, barbaric and savage atrocity

Despite the stringent laws and punishment, it is shocking and disturbing to note the increase in the number of cases where children are sexually assaulted by known persons, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court observed while upholding the conviction of a man who had sexually assaulted a girl in 2010 in Pudukkottai district. Justice K. Murali Shankar observed that sexual assault upon a girl child is the most heinous, barbaric and savage atrocity. The right of the female child is always staked to peril. Such brutal acts create a deep impact in the mind of the child, traumatise her for a long period or her entire life, affecting her physically as well as psychologically, the judge said.