Consider the following statements with reference to right to life-
1. Protection of life and personal liberty is also stated under right to life and personal liberty.
2. Article 21 declares that no citizen can be denied his life and liberty except by law.
3. This means that a person's life and personal liberty can only be disputed if that person has committed a crime.
4. However, the right to life does not include the right to die, and hence, suicide or an attempt thereof, is an offence. (Attempted suicide being interpreted as a crime has seen many debates.
5. The Supreme Court of India gave a landmark ruling in 1994.
6. The court repealed section 309 of the Indian penal code, under which people attempting suicide could face prosecution and prison terms of up to one year.
7. In 1996 however another Supreme Court ruling nullified the earlier one.
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