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Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that she does not wish to challenge their conviction and confines her prayer only to the quantum of sentence. Hence, the factual matrix and merits of the case are not being examined at this stage. She submits that the present matter pertains to the year 2007 and that no other criminal case has been registered against the petitioners. Counsel further submits that the incident occurred in 2007 and that the petitioners have faced the agony of a protracted trial for nearly 18 years. Accordingly, it is prayed that the sentence imposed upon the petitioners be reduced to the custody period already undergone.
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A nine judge bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, in Dennis Councle McGautha v. State of California reported as 402 U.S. 183 (1971), observed that the criteria governing sentencing neither furnish an exhaustive list of relevant considerations nor indicate how various circumstances should influence the decision-making process. In essence, these standards merely suggest broad areas for consideration and underscore the inherent difficulty in formulating uniform sentencing principles, particularly in matters of grave offences. The Court further cautioned against rigidly prescribing or mandating uniform standards for sentencing, emphasizing that the principles governing punishment must depend upon the facts and circumstances of each individual case, and that no straightjacket formula can be universally applied.
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