Just punishment is the collective cry of the society

Gopal Singh Vs State of Uttarakhand JT 2013 (3) SC 444 Hon'ble Supreme Court of India observed as 

“18. Just punishment is the collective cry of the society. While the collective cry has to be kept uppermost in the mind, simultaneously the principle of proportionality between the crime and punishment cannot be totally brushed aside. The principle of just punishment is the bedrock of sentencing in respect of a criminal offence”