Response Sought from State on Steps Taken to Comply with Supreme Court Guidelines Banning 'Two-Finger Test': Bombay High Court
In a significant development, the Bombay High Court recently directed the Maharashtra government to clarify the steps taken to sensitize medical health providers about the "insensitive, inhuman, and discriminatory" nature of the 'two-finger test' or 'virginity test' in cases of sexual assault and rape. The court's directions came after a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Smita Singalkar questioning the morality and legality of the test, which has been widely…
