Q 1:- In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court, for the first time, held that the two-finger test and its interpretation violates the right of rape survivors to privacy, physical and mental integrity and dignity?
Ans:- Lillu @ Rajesh & Anr Vs State Of Haryana
2. In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court has recently held that 'any person who conducts the "two-finger test" while examining a person alleged to have been subjected to a sexual assault shall be guilty of misconduct'?
Ans;- State of Jharkhand Vs Shailendra Kumar Rai @ Pandav Rai In this case Supreme Court held that the "two-finger test" or pre vaginum test must not be must not be conducted - It has no scientific basis and neither proves nor disproves allegations of rape. It instead re-victimizes and re-traumatizes women who may have been sexually assaulted, and is an affront to their dignity.
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