An eleven-year-old rape victim is brought to casualty for medical examination. The medical officer is required to do the following things,except -: (A) The consent is to be taken from the patient, (B) The patient should be examined in presence of a female attendant, (C) The patient should be given necessary emergency treatment, (D) All the necessary forensic samples should be collected
Answer is A. Consent for medical examination can be given by a person above 12 years of age. The victim in question is eleven years old. Thus the consent of parents (or guardian) is required in this case:
All other options are true and do not require specific explanation here.