Stay updated with breaking news from Article 21. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
However, the Court granted protection to the live-in couple in view of Supreme Court's observation that adult couples have a right to reside together even if not of marriageable age.
The Kerala High Court stated that the right to be enlarged on bail is an indefeasible part of the right to personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution and cannot be denied by imposing...
The Court, however, also said that the exercise of such right comes along with the responsibility to “discharge duties that arise on exercise of such an option.”
The High Court said that prolonged incarceration militates against Article 21 of the Constitution and that conditional liberty must override the statutory embargo under Section 37, NDPS Act.
The court's decision came on a batch of petitions by several PAPs with two biological children who applied for adoption of a third child as per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.