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In which of the following cases did the Punjab and Haryana High Court hold that allowing medical…

In "Surjeet Singh Thind V. Kanwaljit Kaur" (2003) the Punjab and Haryana High Court held that compelling a woman to undergo a medical examination to prove her virginity…

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In which of the following cases did the Punjab and Haryana High Court hold that allowing medical examination of a woman to prove her virginity amounts to violation of her right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution?

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In "Surjeet Singh Thind V. Kanwaljit Kaur" (2003) the Punjab and Haryana High Court held that compelling a woman to undergo a medical examination to prove her virginity violates her right to privacy under Article 21. Such an intrusion cannot be ordered in matrimonial proceedings.

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