In certain cases, the nature of culpability, the antecedents of the accused, the factum of age, the potentiality of the companyvict to become a criminal in future, capability of his reformation and to lead an acceptable life in the prevalent milieu, the effect propensity to become a social threat or nuisance, and sometimes lapse of time in the companymission of the crime and his companyduct in the interregnum bearing in mind the nature of the offence, the relationship between the parties and attractability of the doctrine of bringing the companyvict to the value based social mainstream may be the guiding factors.
Needless to emphasise, these are certain illustrative aspects put forth in a companydensed manner.
