Archive · 29 Jan 2026
MP High Court Rejects Virginity Test Plea
A husband in Madhya Pradesh asked the court to make his wife take a virginity test because he said she refused to have a sexual relationship with him.
The court said no because it would invade her privacy and it's not a valid reason for divorce.
The court also said that such tests are not reliable and are against the law.
The husband wanted a divorce because he said his wife was being cruel, but she said he was harassing her for dowry and accused him of sodomy.
The court agreed with the lower court that the test was not necessary.
Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected a husband's plea for a virginity test of his wife.
The court deemed the test an invasion of privacy and irrelevant to the divorce case.
The court noted that virginity tests are unconstitutional and medically unreliable.
The husband sought divorce on grounds of cruelty due to his wife's refusal of sexual intercourse.
The wife accused the husband of sodomy and dowry harassment.
- Who
- Husband and wife in a divorce case
- What
- Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected a plea for a virginity test
- When
- 21st January
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh High Court
- Why
- The court deemed the test an invasion of privacy and irrelevant to the divorce case
- Date
- 21st January
- Court
- Madhya Pradesh High Court
- Judge
- Justice Vivek Jain
- Act
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
- Test
- Virginity Test
- Husband's Claim
- Refusal of sexual relationship
- Wife's Claim
- Allegations of sodomy and dowry harassment
