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India's Supreme Court rules against reducing prison sentences via victim compensation, upholding proportionality in justice.
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.
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.
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.
The ruling reinforces that justice requires accountability, proportionality, and public confidence, and ordered the original sentence to be reinstated.
La Corte Suprema de la India dictamina en contra de la reducción de las penas de prisión a través de la compensación a las víctimas, manteniendo la proporcionalidad en la justicia.