The 'Two Finger Test' for sexual assault examination in India was legally prohibited by which ruling?

• A Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Act 2021
• B Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012
• C Criminal Law Amendment Act 2013
• D Supreme Court judgment in Lillu @ Rajesh and Another vs State of Haryana (2013) ✓

Explanation

The Supreme Court of India in Lillu @ Rajesh and Another vs State of Haryana (2013) held the two-finger test unconstitutional, ruling it violative of the rape survivor's dignity and privacy. The court directed guidelines for examination of rape survivors that exclude this test. This is now formally endorsed in all NTEP and RMNCH+A guidelines; national health programme guidelines for OSCE-based medico-legal training exclude this test explicitly.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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