The Karnataka High Court has suggested amendment in Section 184 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) to mandate medical examination of rape victims under the supervision of female medical practitioners. The Court gave its suggestions in a criminal petition filed by an accused seeking grant of bail, against whom a case was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 307 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A Single Bench of Justice M.G. Uma said, “I deem it appropriate to request both the learned Additional Solicitor General of India and the learned State Public Prosecutor to take note of the situation and to draw the attention of the concerned, atleast to suggest an amendment to Section 184 of BNSS and to educate and sensitize all the stakeholders viz., Police officials, Prosecutors, Doctors and other Medical Officials who respond to the victim in the system. There may be instances where even the judicial officers may act insensitively and they also may require sensitization periodically. Moreover, there must be constant over seeing the functioning of the sub-ordinates by the superior officers to make them accountable for any lapse in this regard.”