NECROPHILIA AN OVERVIEW

AUTHOR – KARSHANA K S, STUDENT AT S.E.A COLLEGE OF LAW

BEST CITATION – KARSHANA K S, NECROPHILIA AN OVERVIEW, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (1) OF 2024, PG. 1006-1010, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

INTRODUCTION

 Necrophilia refers to sexual attraction or activity involving with corpses. It’s considered morally reprehensive and illegal in many countries. She killed herself because she was a victim of sexual abuse. But even in death, her body was not spared. Her soul must be, somewhere, crying out in pain. We live in a society that turns a deaf ear to women who are abused everyday, can we then, hear the cries of the women who are dead? I have never feared death, but today my biggest fear is dying; my body after my death.” The term “necrophilia” is derived from the Greek words “philios” (attraction to/love) and “nekros” (dead body). It was coined by Joseph Guislain, a Belgian Alienist. Let us get into deeper knowledge about Necrophilia and its legal status in India.

KEYWORDS : Necrophilia, psychosexual disorder, paraphilia, law, sexually abuse and criminalization