THE RIGHT TO LIFE IS ONE OF THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHT AND NOT EVEN THE STATE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO VIOLATE THAT RIGHT, AND THE WORD LIFE IN ARTICLE 21 MEANS A LIFE OF DIGNITY AND NOT JUST AN ANIMAL LIFE.

As for protection of life and personal liberty is concerned no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. COMMENTS:-- (1) Right to privacy:-- Right to life and personal liberty includes Right to privacy as an integral part guaranteed under part lll of the Constitution. (2) Timely delivery of justice is part of human rights. Denial of speedy justice is a threat to public confidence in the administration of justice. (3) When the undertrial prisoners are detained in jail custody to an indefinite period, article 21 of the Constitution is violated (4) Right to privacy is integral part of life. This is a cherished constitutional value and it is important that human beings be allowed domains of freedom that are free of public scrutiny unless they act as an unlawful manner. (5) Right to life is one of the basic human right and not even the State has the authority to violate that right. (6) The woman's right to make reproductive choices is also a dimension of "personal liberty" as understood under article 21.It is important to recognise that reproductive choices can be exercised to procreate as well as abstain from procreating. The crucial consideration is that a woman's right to privacy, dignity and bodily integrity should be respected. This means that there should be no restriction what so ever on the exercise of reproduction choices such as woman's right to refuse participation in sexual activity or alternatively the insistence on use of contraceptive methods. Further more Women are also free to choose birth control methods such as underground sterilisation procedures. Taken to their logical conclusion, reproductive rights includes a woman entitlement to carry a pregnancy to its full term, to give birth and to subsequently raise children. However, in the case of pregnant women there is also a compelling State interest in protecting the life of the prospective child. (7) Assurance of a fair trial is the first imperative of the dispensation of justice. (8) Right to livelihood is an integral facet of the right to life. The word life in article 21 means a life of dignity and not just an animal life.