An activist has filed a petition in the Nagpur High Court seeking responses from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) and the state government regarding the Supreme Court’s guidelines on discontinuing the two-finger test for sexual assault cases. The activist, through the petition, is urging MUHS and the government to clarify their stance on the controversial practice, which has been widely criticized for being invasive and lacking scientific validity. The two-finger test involves a medical examination where a doctor inserts two fingers into a woman’s vagina to determine her sexual history or if she has been raped. The Supreme Court has deemed this practice as a violation of privacy and dignity and has directed all states to stop using it. The activist’s plea highlights the importance of adhering to the guidelines laid down by the apex court to ensure that survivors of sexual assault are treated with respect and sensitivity. The petition brings attention to the need for proper training of medical professionals in handling sexual assault cases and conducting forensic examinations in a trauma-informed manner. The response from MUHS and the state government on this matter is crucial in upholding the rights of survivors and ensuring that justice is served in cases of sexual violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An activist has filed a petition in the Nagpur High Court seeking responses from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) and the state government regarding the Supreme Court’s guidelines on discontinuing the two-finger test for sexual assault cases. The activist, through the petition, is urging MUHS and the government to clarify their stance on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":98712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-117593257imgsize-100867-88.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-117593257imgsize-100867-88-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-117593257imgsize-100867-88-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-117593257imgsize-100867-88-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-117593257imgsize-100867-88-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-117593257imgsize-100867-88.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-117593257imgsize-100867-88.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}