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Dr K Prathibha from Kerala speaks of how she lobbied to bring a protocol for conducting health screening tests of the accused and suspects in police custody.

This 33-year veteran of the force has many notable investigations to his name, including the infamous tandoor murder case.

Interestingly, it was in 2013 when the Supreme Court first broached the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace through the Vishaka Guidelines and formally mandated the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act.

The story of Fathima Beevi, a woman who dared to go beyond the obvious and went on to become India's first female Supreme Court judge.