Examine the Statement and Conclusions given below and choose a suitable answer from the options give...........

Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 Others

Examine the Statement and Conclusions given below and choose a suitable answer from the options given:

Statement: A punishment is the imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome upon a group orindividual, meted out by an authority.

Conclusions:1. Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth is an example of punishment.

2. Imposition of fine on someone who inflicted bodily injury on another is justified by the statement.

Only Conclusion 1 follows.

Only Conclusion 2 follows.

Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.

Neither Conclusion 1 nor 2 follows

Explanation:

Punishment has been meted out for a variety of reasons. Retribution is a common justification for tough sentences. Incapacitation, or preventing crime by keeping people in prison or jail is also a common rationale. Then there is deterrence, the idea that suffering punishment will deter an offender from reoffending.
As per the statemenet "A punishment is the imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome upon a group orindividual, meted out by an authority." Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.