Multiple choice

'Right to life' does not include 'Right to die'. It has been held in case of

  1. P. Rathinam Vs. Union of india

  2. Bandhua Mukti Morcha Vs. Union of India

  3. AK. Gopalan Vs. State of Madras

  4. Gian Kaur Vs. State of Punjab
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Explanation

In Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab (1996), the Supreme Court overruled P. Rathinam v. Union of India and held that the Right to Life under Article 21 does not include the Right to Die. The court distinguished between suicide (criminalized) and passive euthanasia (later permitted in 2011 Aruna Shanbaug case).

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