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Punishments in India and Its Relationship with the Theory of Pain and Pleasure

Author(s) Sambeeta Dabral
Country India
Abstract Punishment is the most important part of criminal justice system in all the countries of the world since ancient time. For the maintenance of peace, harmony and justice in the society, States have always strive hard to control wrongs or crimes through its penal policy. Inflicting punishment upon the wrong doer has always prevailed in the human society since the Vedic period. This paper deals with the concept of punishment in India along with different kinds of punishments prevalent under Indian Penal Code, 1860. The Article provides a retrospective reading of the Indian penal tradition, highlighting the succession of criminal law over the centuries. It elaborates the theory of pain and pleasure laid down by some eminent law reformers and tries to connect and highlight a relationship between the theory of pain and pleasure with the penal system in India. It also highlights the objective and purpose of inflicting punishment upon a wrong doer in a society.
The author in this article has attempted to bring out in detail all the above aspects in order to understand the importance of punishment in today’s world so as to introspect and rethink Indian punishment system.
Keywords Punishment, Jeremy Bentham, Pain and Pleasure theory
Field Sociology > Administration / Law / Management
Published In Volume 5, Issue 3, May-June 2023
Published On 2023-06-29
Cite This Punishments in India and Its Relationship with the Theory of Pain and Pleasure - Sambeeta Dabral - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 3, May-June 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i03.4114
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i03.4114
Short DOI https://doi.org/gsd49c

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