{"id":14895,"date":"2026-01-27T11:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=14895"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T12:06:11","slug":"article-21-on-both-sides-liberty-of-the-convict-and-safety-of-the-survivor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/article-21-on-both-sides-liberty-of-the-convict-and-safety-of-the-survivor\/","title":{"rendered":"Article 21 on Both Sides: Liberty of the Convict and Safety of the Survivor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>Constitutional Dilemma in the Delhi High Court Order<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The recent order of the Delhi High Court suspending the sentence of the convicted accused in the Unnao rape case has reopened a persistent constitutional dilemma: how should courts balance the liberty of a convict pending appeal with the survivor\u2019s right to safety, dignity, and meaningful justice? The discomfort generated by this decision does not arise merely from the facts of the case, but from the uneasy coexistence of two competing claims under Article 21 of the Constitution\u2014one asserted by the convict, the other by the survivor.<\/p>

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