Castration can be defined as a medical treatment, which decreases or completely finishes the sex drive of a person based on the treatment. Castration is of two types – Physical and Chemical. In physical castration, the testicles of a person are removed by surgery, and in chemical castration, the level of testosterone is reduced by certain chemicals.
The Indian criminal justice system is retributive in nature and believes that punishment is more important than bringing reformation in the Indian society. The present punishment for sexual offences is only limited to the imprisonment of the offender which may extend for life. Imprisonment only keeps a person in prison, and ignores the fact that the person who commits rape is not in good mental condition, and he should be given proper medical treatment that can help in curing sexual disorders. Chemical castration with probation can be that treatment, so that when a person re-enters the society, he shouldn’t be found committing such offences again. Chemical castration is reformative in nature, which goes with the views of Indian criminal justice system.
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