{"id":11164,"date":"2025-11-04T10:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=11164"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:22:12","slug":"sentencing-discrimination-the-hidden-bias-in-judicial-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/sentencing-discrimination-the-hidden-bias-in-judicial-punishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentencing Discrimination: The Hidden Bias in Judicial Punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Introduction: Sentencing and Judicial Fairness<\/span><\/h2>\n

Sentencing is the most crucial phase of the criminal justice process, where the law\u2019s abstract ideals meet the realities of human judgment. The sentence imposed by a court not only determines the fate of an offender but also mirrors the integrity and fairness of the judicial system. However, when irrelevant or prejudicial factors\u2014such as race, caste, gender, political ideology, religion, or social status\u2014influence sentencing decisions, the process becomes tainted by sentencing discrimination<\/strong>. Such discrimination subverts the principle of equality before law guaranteed under Article 14 of the Constitution of India<\/strong>, and compromises the impartiality expected from judicial officers.<\/p>

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