Sentencing discrepancies: Race, class and prejudice in Indian criminal jurisprudence

No one is above the law, said A.V. Dicey. It is true that the law is supreme and does not discriminate against people in terms of punishment. Still, based on socioeconomic status, race, caste, sex, and previous criminal records of people, discrimination seems to be there. It is a matter of concern among ordinary people that two people get different punishments for the same offence, but it is fair in the name of pre-sentencing; it is the job that the judicial officers do at the time of sentencing.