We all are familiar with the meaning of Crime. It is the most unfortunate activity that happens in our society daily; namely, rapes, murders, robbery, kidnapping, and so on. To stop these crimes, our Government has implemented some laws, or we can say punishments for the criminals according to the type of crime they have committed.
But do we ever think that what is the use of these punishments or what is the purpose behind this?
The purpose is many if we mention in detail but the overall major reason is to create a crime-free society.
Listed below are the different reasons for punishment in Criminal Law –