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such as curfew order, community rehabilitation order, and community
punishment order. A Drug treatment order, an attendance centre order, a
suspension order are part of the statutory changes.
14.5.9 Financial penalties taking into account the offenders’ financial
circumstances, and fixing of fines, remission of fines, compensation orders are
provided. A review of compensation orders limits of fine to be imposed on the
young offender and a direction to the parent or guardian to pay fines, compensation
etc., are all fixed and statutorily regulated. Power to confiscate the property used
for Crime is covered by Section 143 of Criminal Courts Sentencing Act of 2000.
Forfeiture is also provided. We have Shrama-dan, or NSS work which can be
usefully introduced as part of sentencing. ‘Janman-Bhoomi concept in vogue in
Andhra Pradesh can be converted into a convicts wage to the community for the
crime committed. All these clearly show the changes and the emerging pattern in
sentencing and several other facts the aim of all of which is to bring about a
psychological change in the accused, to have an impact on the mind so that the
same may bring about certain reformation of the individual. It is time that with the
advancement of science, medicine and human psychology we try to find out the
etiology of the Crime in our country and to bring about legislation which
introduces a whole range of new and innovative punishments some of which are
enumerated in the preceding paragraphs.
14.6 PREPARING FOR EMERGING CHALLENGES
14.6.1 The last
century has seen amazing
change in the pattern of
crime and the intensity and
impact of the same on
society. Terrorism has
become global in nature,
and the consequences of the
same in terms of loss of life
are phenomenal. Organised
crime and its ramifications
are global. Economic
offences are transnational in
operations and cyber crimes
have no geographical
limitation. Sexual offences,
child abuse, drug
trafficking, trafficking in
Terrorism has become global in nature, and the
consequences of the same in terms of loss of life
are phenomenal. Organised crime and its
ramifications are global. Economic offences are
transnational in operations and cyber crimes
have no geographical limitation. Sexual
offences, child abuse, drug trafficking,
trafficking in women and child, pornography,
hijacking of aircrafts are all crimes which have
no limitations either in terms of space or
geographical boundaries and the impact of same
affects the entire society and the nation itself.
Therefore the need to combat these emerging
crimes, which are bound to increase in number
and in frequency, will have to be addressed and
tackled.
women and child, pornography, hijacking of aircrafts are all crimes which
have no limitations either in terms of space or geographical boundaries and the