Adu Ram vs Mukna And Ors on 8 October, 2004
14 The criminal law adheres in general to the principle of
proportionality in prescribing liability according to the culpability of each
kind of criminal conduct. Proportion between crime and punishment is a
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goal respected in principle and in spite of errant notions, it remains a strong
influence in the determination of sentences. Reliance is placed on a
decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Adu Ram Vs. Mukna & Ors.
Reported in (2005) 10 SCC 597.