SC on Virginity Test: Supreme Court Asks Meghalaya Government To Issue Clear Instructions About Ban on 'Two-Finger' Test in Rape Cases

The Supreme Court recently expressed its dismay over the use of "two-finger test" in a rape case despite the practise being deprecated by the apex court. The top court observed while hearing a criminal appeal arising out of the Meghalaya High Court. The Supreme Court also stated that the two-finger test on a rape victim violates her right to privacy. "It is true that the incident in the case on hand had happened a decade ago, to be precise, on 26.10.2013. Thus, the case on hand revealed the continuance of contumacious conduct of conducting the “two-finger test” even after the decision of this Court in Lillu Alias Rajesh and Anr. v. State of Haryana [(2013) 14 SCC 643]," the court added. The apex court questioned the Meghalaya government as to what steps were taken to eradicate the practice of the "two-finger test" in rape cases. It must be noted that the two-finger test is also often called the virginity test. SC on Pregnancy: Supreme Court Rejects 20-Year-Old Unmarried Student's Plea To Abort 30-Week Pregnancy, Asks 'What About Right of Child in Womb?'.

SC on Two-Finger Test

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