societal crisis, opinions of builders
and moulders of the nation, cultural winds of world change
and other profound factors, spiritual and secular, and above
punishment. The process is con-
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tinuing. Winds of compassion for the criminal. blowing the
world over, are affecting law and logic, the Judge
Three decades of its working with winds of change blowing over the world necessitates a second look so as to bring it in conformity with
world, which all of us
know is temporary phenomenon. Some amongst us, however, in pursuit of abounding
in worldly
possessions have cast to winds
world, which all
of us know is temporary phenomenon. Some amongst us, however, in pursuit of
abounding in
worldly possessions have cast to winds
human
values. In order to achieve worldly positions and possessions,
some people un-abashingly cast to winds all the age old norms.
The crime branch
Krishna Iyer, one of the eminent Justices, said:
“Progressive criminology across the world will agree that the infliction of harsh and savage punishment is thus ... realm of the past and regressive time. We strongly feel that humanitarian wind blow into the prison barricades.”
I think that is a balanced approach
A.K. Roy vs State Of West Bengal on 4 October, 1961
Equivalent citations: AIR1962CAL135
hard upon
them; give them glad tidings (of Divine favours in this
world and the hereafter); and do not create aversion. Work
in collaboration ... full text of hadith 4.387 is as under:
"....A strong wind blew at night and a man stood up and he
was blown away
crime infested hell and to see the brightness of the open world where reformation would make them real human beings different from beasts and from ... whimsical, fanciful and capricious manner throwing the norms to the winds and further every prisoner who has become eligible to be released on probation under