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21. The accused was 83 years of age while recording his statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. on 23.3.2015. No doubt, the .

accused has committed the heinous crime but the punishment in criminal cases is both, punitive and reformative. The purpose is that the person found guilty of committing the offence is made to realize his fault and is deterred from repeating such acts in future. The purpose is also to of enable the person to relent and repent for his action and make himself acceptable to the society. The persons who commit rape are

[18] Here, in India, statutory provision for psychotherapic treatment during the period of incarceration in the jail is not available in India, but reformist activities are systematically held at many places with the intention of treating the offenders psychologically so that he may not repeat the offence in future and may feel repentant of having committed a dastardly crime."

23. Their Lordships of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Karamjit Singh v. State (Delhi Admn.) reported in AIR 2000 SC 3467, have held that punishment in criminal cases is both, punitive and reformative. The purpose is that the person found guilty of committing the offence is made .

to realise his fault and is deterred from repeating such acts in future. The reformative aspect is meant to enable the person concerned to relent and repent for his action and make himself acceptable to the society as a useful social being. Within the parameters of law, an attempt has to be of made to afford an opportunity to the individual to reform himself and lead life of a normal, useful member of society and make his contribution to in rt that regard . denying such opportunity to a person who has been found to have committed offence in the facts and circumstances placed on record would only have a hardening attitude towards his fellow beings and towards society at large. Their lordships have held as under:

"[7] The punishment prescribed under Ss. 3, 4 and 6 of the TADA Act are imprisonment for a term of not less 5 years to life imprisonment and also fine. On a reading of these statutory provisions it is manifest that the Parliament has considered the culpability dealt with in these provisions as serious threats to society and the country, and, therefore, has provided stringent punishment for the offences. Punishment in criminal cases is both punitive and reformative. The purpose is that the person found guilty of committing the offence is made to realise his fault and is deterred from repeating such acts in future. The reformative aspect is meant to enable the person concerned to relent and repent for his action and make himself acceptable to the society as a useful social being. In determining the question of proper punishment in a criminal case the Court has to weight the degree of culpability of the accused, its effect on others and the desirability of showing any leniency in the matter of punishment in the case. An act of balancing is what is needed in such a case, a balance between the interest of the individual and the concern of the society weighing the one against the other. Imposing a hard punishment on the .