Sentencing Challenges for Attempts in Discretionary and Multiple Punishments in Islamic Penal Law 2013

One of the steps in the completing of criminal behavior which is response with criminal sanction is attempting. Attempting which is the closest stage to crime is defined as a stage which if there is no obstacle, the crime will end. Response to this behavior is done by various ways. The legislature In the Islamic Penal Code 2013 in spite of later codes has tried to regulate the punishment of it to achieve a consistency in verdicts. Irrespective of this positive approach, sentencing in Attempting in Crime with Multiple and Discretionary Penalties are challengeable and bring about difficulties for judges. This research whit Descriptive-analytical method has implied the legislation and judicial problems of sentencing in Attempting and tried to answer to this question that how is the sentencing in Attempting in Crime with Multiple and Discretionary Penalties. In this regard, there are several ideas which all of them concentrate on a special basis. These ideas are discretion of judge approach, the Criterion the most severe punishment and Criterion the mildest punishment. Findings of this study show that according to interpretive principles and focused on current ideas, about every crime which punishment is Discretionary, the judge has this discretion in attempting too. However, for avoiding different verdicts, the nature of committed crimes and criminal policy about them must be considered.