Multiple choice

In which of the following cases the Supreme Court heid that allowing medical examination of women to prove her virginity amounts to violation of her right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution?

  1. Prabha Dutt Vs. Union of India

  2. Surjeet Singh Thind Vs. Kanwaljit Kaur

  3. Kamla Devi Vs. State of Punjab

  4. P. Nulla Thampi Vs. Union of India

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Explanation

In P. Nulla Thampi v. Union of India, the Supreme Court held that subjecting a woman to a virginity test to prove her character amounted to violation of her right to privacy under Article 21. The Court ruled that such tests are unconstitutional as they violate a woman's bodily integrity, privacy, and dignity. This case established important protections for women's rights against invasive medical procedures used for moral policing.