“The law recognizes the exercise of sexual autonomy by an individual as an integral part of an inviolate right conferred under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and is embodied in her right to life and for protection of her bodily integrity,” the Court said.
Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj, however, said the exercise of such right also comes along with the responsibility to “discharge duties that arise on exercise of such an option.”
“A person may be called upon to live with the consequences of the option exercised, when such consequences cannot be erased and are required to co-exist. The desirability of a circumstance cannot outweigh the reality of the circumstance,” the single-judge said.
Source: Barandbench
