MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING
Author – Krishnapriya, Student at Government Law College, Thrissur
Best Citation – Krishnapriya, MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 50-56, ISBN – 978-81-960677-6-2.
Abstract:
The chief justice of India has decided to examine a petition which is challenging the constitutional validity of section 376DB of the Indian penal code which decides the punishment for gang rape of a minor below 12 years of age. Mandatory minimum sentencing is a sentence that is imposed without leaving any discretion to the court. In India, the prevention of children from sexual offenses [POCSO]act prevents such sentences for all sexual offenses except for sexual harassment.[1]
[1]THE INDIAN EXPRESS, https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/,[LAST VISITED ON 24TH March 2023]