• 05 Mar, 2026
Madras High Court Cracks Down on Illegal and Unscientific Potency Tests in Sexual Offence Cases

Madras High Court Cracks Down on Illegal and Unscientific Potency Tests in Sexual Offence Cases

Madras High Court has strongly condemned the routine and mechanical use of potency tests in sexual offence cases, calling them unscientific and illegal. The Court has directed police and courts to stop insisting on potency tests and reaffirmed that such medical examinations have no legal or forensic value in proving or disproving sexual offences.