The principles of Environmental Jurisprudence have changed from being soft norms at international le2vel to ones having liability for non-compliance and this liability has also enhanced from the strict liability to absolute liability. The recent trend is to impose a penal liability in relation to the provisions of non-compliance which can further reduce the environmental degradation along with the payment of compensation under the legislations
like the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991. This liability includes imprisonment is along with fines which are to be imposed for making good the loss to the environment that have been caused. The idea of this imposition of criminal liability is similar to the imposition of criminal liability on the Maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
