A virginity test administered on female detainees or accused while in police or judicial custody violates Article 21 of the Constitution, the Delhi High Court has reportedly ruled.
This ruling was made by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in a case involving the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) administration of a virginity test on Sister Sephy.
The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992.
Uniindia: Kochi, June 23 (UNI) The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to convicts Sister Sephy and Father Thomas Kottoor in the sensational Sister Abhaya murder case.