Question

Choose the correct option based on the statements given:
(1) In Criminal Law, the punishment maybe given in terms of compensation whereby the wrongdoer reimburses the other party the amount of loss sustained by him as decided by the court.
(2) In Criminal Law the guilty is punished by incarceration with or without fine, or in some rarest of the rare cases with death penalty.

• A. Only (1) is true
• B. Only (2) is true
• C. Both (1) and (2) are true
• D. Both (1) and (2) are false

Hint:

Criminal Law primarily seeks to punish offenders, while Civil Law focuses on compensating the victim.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Statement (1): Compensation is primarily associated with Civil Law, where the court orders the wrongdoer to pay damages to the aggrieved party. In Criminal Law, the main focus is on punishing the offender through imprisonment, fines, or other penalties. While compensation can be ordered in certain criminal cases (like under the Probation of Offenders Act or Section 357 CrPC), it is not the primary form of punishment. Hence, this statement is partially misleading and not strictly true.
Statement (2): Criminal Law prescribes punishments such as imprisonment (with or without fine), and in rarest of rare cases, the death penalty. Therefore, Statement (2) is correct.
Hence, only statement (2) is true.