GENERAL PART
VII C H A P T E R S E V E N
PUNISHMENT
Reduction of Punishment
Article 49
The court may set the punishment below the limit prescribed by the law, or impose a milder type of punishment:
a) When law provides the possibility of reducing the punishment;
b) When the court determines the existence of highly extenuating circumstances, which indicate that the purpose of punishment can be attained by a lesser punishment.
Mitigating factors - national proceedings
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