Jeeshan @ Jaanu And Another vs State Of U P And 4 Others on 29 January, 2021
7. Reliance is also placed on the judgment of the Supreme Court in R. Rajagopal alias R.R. Gopal and another v. State of Tamil Nadu (1994) 6 SCC 632, Jeevan Reddy, J. speaking for the Court observed that in recent times right to privacy has acquired constitutional status. The Apex Court held that
"the right to privacy is implicit in the right to life and liberty guaranteed to the citizens of this country by Article 21. It is a "right to be let alone". A citizen has a right "to safeguard the privacy of his own, his family, marriage, procreation, motherhood, child-bearing and education among other matters".