1Assistant Professor Department of Forensic Medicine, KPC Medical College, Jadavpur, India
2HOD Department of Forensic Medicine, KPC Medical College, Jadavpur, India
3Medicolegal Advisor Department of Forensic Medicine, KPC Medical College, Jadavpur, India
4Assistant Professor Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Patiala, India
5Asso. Professor Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Patiala, India
6Professor Department of Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) India
7Associate Professor Department of Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) India
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Following the gang rape and murder of the unfortunate physiotherapy student in a moving bus in National Capital the Country was shaken. The publicity of the incident and public outrage forced Government to amending the law on rape and its punishment. Late J. S. Verma, former Chief Justice of India, was appointed by the Central Government, to suggest amendments to criminal law to sternly deal with sexual assault. One of the main changes brought to the Criminal Law (amendment) act 2013, is rising the age of consent to 18 years. Judiciary is also trying its best to make rape victims more comfortable by means of providing them the right to privacy. Supreme Court has commented two finger test violates rape victim's right to privacy.
Amended Rape Law 2013, Two finger test, Right to privacy of rape victims
