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Do you know about section 53 of Indian Penal Code.

 


What are the different kinds of punishment under IPC with examples -

The five different kinds of punishments awarded by the Indian Penal Code, 1860 have been enumerated under Section 53, and those are:

  • Death

  • Life imprisonment

  • Simple and rigorous imprisonment

  • Fine

  • Forfeiture of property

Example of Death Sentence and Life Imprisonment : Dacoity with murder.

Example of rigorous imprisonment: House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death. 

Example of Simple Imprisonment: Defamation. 

Example of fine: Minor driving offences or theft.

Example of Forfeiture of property: Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India.

The penal code in sections 53 to 75 has provided for a graded system of punishment to suit the different categories of offences for which the offenders are accountable under it. The criminal law adheres in general to principle of proportionality in prescribing liability according to the culpability of each kind of criminal conduct. It ordinarily allows some significant discretion to the judge in arriving at a sentence in each case,  presumbly to permit sentences that reflect more subtle considerations of culpability that are raised by the special facts of each case. Judges in essence affirm that punishment ought always to fit the crime: yet in practice sentences are determined largely by other considerations, sometimes , it is the correctional needs of the perpetrator that are offered to justify a sentence, sometimes the desirability of keeping him out of circulation and sometimes even the tragic results of his crime. Section 53 prescribes five types of punishment to be meted out to a person convicted of a crime under the Indian penal code, depending on the nature and gravity of the offence.


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