Annapurna Rana v. Gorakh Shamsher J.B. Rana
- Case
- Annapurna Rana v. Gorakh Shamsher J.B. Rana
- Court
- Supreme Court of Nepal
- Year
- 1998
- Area
- Right to privacy
- Related article
- 28
- Summary
In a property dispute a request was made to medically examine a woman. The Court held such an examination would breach the right to privacy, establishing bodily and informational privacy as part of constitutional liberty.
- Holding
A court-ordered physical (virginity) examination of a person without consent violates the right to privacy and human dignity; bodily privacy is constitutionally protected.
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