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flag India's Supreme Court rules against reducing prison sentences via victim compensation, upholding proportionality in justice.

flag The Supreme Court of India has ruled that reducing prison sentences for serious crimes based on increased victim compensation is flawed and dangerous, warning it undermines justice and deterrence. flag The court overturned a lower court’s decision that cut a three-year sentence for a violent attack, stressing that punishment must be proportionate and not replaced by money. flag It emphasized that compensation is restitutory, not a substitute for incarceration, and established a four-factor test to guide sentencing, urging courts to avoid leniency based on financial payments. flag The ruling reinforces that justice requires accountability, proportionality, and public confidence, and ordered the original sentence to be reinstated.

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