A criminal offence is punishable where the Court has found the offence proved and deserving of punishment.
Penal Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues this English expression as an unofficial translation; Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation.
Article 58
Purposes of Sentencing · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Punishment is intended to ensure the formation of a proper attitude towards work, the legal order, and the rules of social coexistence. It should not cause physical suffering to the offender or degrade his human dignity.