In reality, morality and politics are inextricably linked. The development of the general welfare and moral perfection of man is the ultimate goal of a State. It is the responsibility of the state to enact laws that raise the moral level of the people. As a result, the laws of a state adhere to the prevailing moral norm. The law is more than the order of the sovereign; It also symbolizes the idea of good and evil based on popular morality. Moreover, obedience to the law depends on the active support of the moral emotions of the people. We are also aware that laws that are not supported by the moral conscience of the public are no more useful than laws prohibiting the use of tobacco products. Since there is no public morality and morality on the part of an individual, such laws are dead, that is, they are accepted only in books and not in reality. The term “morality” refers to the ideals that guide our actions. Societies will not prosper for long if these principles are not followed. Everyone follows some kind of moral code to ensure fairness and harmony between individuals; help us become better people, to have a better community; and to keep us in order with the power that created us. With these moral codes, each perpetrator will avoid abandoning the crime to some extent.
To support this argument, there is a good example of a study conducted over almost 10 years in a Peterborough community. About 700 people were examined in detail. These 700 individuals themselves reported committing more than thousands of crimes during this survey period. However, it was also examined that of these 700 people, more than a third of them committed no crime or only a minor crime. According to the study, one of the main reasons why some people refrain from committing crimes is that their morality prevents them from seeing it as a viable option. So if you follow this example, you can see that a person`s morality will prevent them from committing crimes to some extent, and if each person makes some kind of moral code, then their morality will definitely deter them from committing a crime. This article was written by Srishti Sinha, a student at Nirma University Law Institute, Ahmedabad. This article deals with the concept of crime and the relationship between morality and criminal law. This chapter provides an overview of the main functions of law, including criminal law, in a contemporary state governed by the rule of law. It suggests that the most fundamental requirement that citizens should make of criminal law is that it contribute to ensuring conditions of civility and social peace, thus preserving civil society.
However, this cannot be a function of criminal law alone, because without social justice, the conditions of solidarity and comity cannot be achieved. Criminal law and public law must work hand in hand and cannot at all function for these purposes without social frameworks that the law does not provide, but which can harm it. In a criminal jury trial (a trial in which a group of people in the community decides whether the accused is guilty of the crime charged) or a trial (a trial in which the judge decides whether the defendant is guilty or not), the prosecutor has the burden of proof to present evidence that convinces the jury or judge beyond a doubt. that the accused has committed a violation of the law, of society. To discharge this burden, the prosecutor will call witnesses to testify and may also present physical evidence suggesting that the accused committed the crime. Just as an individual may decide that it is not worth spending time or effort to take legal action, the state may decide not to use its resources to lay criminal charges against an offender. A victim (a named victim) cannot force the state to prosecute the wrongdoing. On the contrary, if there is an appropriate cause of civil action – for example, wrongful murder – the aggrieved party must bring a civil action as plaintiff and claim damages from the defendant.