How Do Lawmakers Decide Punishments for Different Crimes?

Abstract

The article is about the basis and reasoning on which the lawmakers of the country determine punishment for a certain crime. This topic is especially important because punishing people is done with the hope that such incidents will not take place in the future, and it can make the people feel safe. The article talks about the current situation in India and what kinds of punishments are being used in different acts. It talks about the sentencing policy in the country and asks the question about the arbitrary nature about the term of imprisonment for crimes that are not remotely similar in nature and seriousness. The article also has a brief discussion on why punishment is necessary to keep society in order and discussed various theories of punishments and gives examples about their application around the world. In the end a proposed solution is put forward to tackle this problem and it goes in detail about the fact that, there is more to punishments than just increasing or decreasing the time of imprisonment. 1 Volume 2 – Issue 1 Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Legal Research ISSN: 2582-9947