The Law And The Dead; Necrophilia

The Criminal Justice System is dynamic in nature. Nevertheless, the penal laws could not punish the accused insofar as the act of sexual intercourse on the dead was concerned as there was no legal provision dealing with such acts. – Whoever, with the intention of wounding the feelings of any person, or of insulting the religion of any person, or with the knowledge that the feelings of any person are likely to be wounded, or that the religion of any person is likely to be insulted thereby, commits any trespass in any place of worship or of any place of sepulchre, or any place set apart from the performance of funeral rights or as a depository for the remains of the dead, or offers any indignity to any human corpse, or causes disturbance to any persons assembled for the performance of funeral ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine or both." New South Wales – the Crimes Act 1900, addresses necrophilia separately: Division 11, wherein any act of indecent interference with the dead body, inter alia, extracts a punishment of two years. – the Crimes Act 1900, addresses necrophilia separately: Division 11, wherein any act of indecent interference with the dead body,, extracts a punishment of two years.