Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 418 · Decided 21 March 1996
SMT. Gian Kaur ETC. ETC. v. The State of Punjab ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 418 · [1996] 3 S.C.R. 697
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 274/1984
- Decided
- 21 March 1996
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, G.N. RAY, N.P. SINGH, FAIZAN UDDIN, G.T. NANAVATI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 309, 306; Constitution Article 21
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 : ~ A1ticle 21--lnterpretation of-Right to life-Scope of-Held does not C include right to die-Any aspect which makes life dignified is included in right to life but not that which extinguishes it-Negative aspects included in other freedoms under Anicle 19-Held 309--Suicide-Attempt--Pwiishment fo,.._provision held not violative of Arlie/es 14 and 21. Y Section 306-Abetment of suicide-Punishment fo,.._provision held not D unconstitutional--Abetment of suicide and attempt to suicide-Held two distinct offences-Held Section 306 can survive independent
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