As a rational being, every body must accept that values are important to leading a good peaceful life. They dictate how people should behave. Violating the laws or exceeding the limits is a punishable act, otherwise all laws become a farce. As a member of society, our rights are limited by our duties, and our primary duty is to respect and obey these laws.
Again, according to the ‘catharsis’ theory, evil must be punished. If evil goes unpunished or a crime goes unpunished, others are also encouraged to commit or imitate the evil or crime. Furthermore, if the gate of evil is not punished or left unpunished, those who are good and law-abiding will start to hate the right and will be driven to follow the bad example. Thus, respect for the law and justice demand that some type of punishment be imposed on the wrongdoer, the criminal or the transgressor. Physical, moral and social punishment has been justified. Therefore, the punishment is not a mischief, on the other hand it is intended to drive away and curb all kinds of mischief.
Punishable crimes are all social and political crimes such as theft, theft, bribery, adultery, seduction, fraud, drug trafficking, forgery, smuggling, fraud, deformation, murder, treason, sabotage, quisling. The current high graph of all these evils is due to the intrepidity of the laws or the laxity of the authorities that impose the laws. Fear can be the best teacher if it is a strict deterrent. The psychological basis of punishment is “fear.” The punishment is necessary to eradicate or burn the crimes but the law must fall with a strong hand.
The most common punishments for various crimes that are prevalent in the world are imprisonment, banishment, capital punishment, hanging, electrocution, and execution; public caning is also practiced in some Muslim countries.
Whether these punishments are good or bad, justified or harmful or auspicious, they are being bestowed and executed or practiced in the world today. Why is punishment necessary or how can it be justified?
Laws are made for men, not men for laws. The law is a brake on excess and not an incentive. This definition is also a proof of right. The object of law-making is to remedy the grievance and not cause it. Modern psychologists and jurists have put forward new theories about punishment. Some even go so far as to say that all punishment is mischief and should be abolished. Others want to end the death penalty. No body denies the need for law, there is no need for legislature, enforcement, police force and courts. But men are not angels. They need guidance, checks and controls. The purpose of the law is not simply to judge what is right and what is wrong, what is just and what is wrong, what is good and what is bad, but also to reward virtue and punish evil. . It is God’s way and it will be enforced with all seriousness.