a. Article 15

b. Article 19

c. Article 21

d. Article 29

Answer- c

Explanation: 

Freedom of person or personal liberty is sought to be ensured by our constitution in two ways, namely-  

• Article 21 (Protection of life and personal liberty) provides that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to the procedure established by law. 
• Article 22 (Protection against arbitrary arrest and detention) provides procedural safeguards against arbitrary arrest and detention.

The court discussed the scope and ambit of the right to privacy in detail in KS Puttaswamy v UOI (2017).

Puttasway judgement upheld that the right to privacy is inextricably bound up with all exercises of human liberty – both as it is specifically enumerated across Part III and as it is guaranteed in the residue under Article 21.  

The court pronounced privacy to be a distinct and independent fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. 

The court made an expansive interpretation of the right to privacy, stating that it was not a narrow right against physical invasion or a derivative right under Article 21 but one that covered the body and mind, including decisions, choices, information, and freedom. Privacy was held to be an overarching right of Part III of the Constitution, which was enforceable and multifaceted.

Hence, option c is correct.  

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