The Constitution of India, more particularly Article-21, dealing with Right to life and personal liberty states that, ‘No person shall be deprived of his life and personal liberty except in accordance with law’.

While interpreting the meaning and scope of Article-21 from time to time, the Supreme Court has enlarged the scope of definition and meaning of Right to life and of personal liberty, as has been referred to under the provision.

The Supreme Court in the matter of Francis Coralie Mullin v. The Administrator, Union Territory of Delhi and others (reported in AIR 1980 SC 746), has considered the question, as to whether the right to life is limited only to protection of limb or faculty or does it go further and embrace something more. The Court held that,

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