Disparitas Pemidanaan dalam Tindak Pidana Penambangan Tanpa Izin: Analisis Putusan Nomor 44/Pid.B/2021/PN Amp Ditinjau dari Tujuan Pemidanaan dan Efektivitas Penegakan Hukum

Farida Nurun Nazah
Delvi Eka Ariyanti
Elika Maulidia
Talitha Kamilah
Michel Priscila
Ismaya Rahailia Nasution

Pendas : Jurnah Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar
Vol. 11 No. 03 (2026): Volume 11 Nomor 03, September 2026 Published

Illegal mining operations (PETI) cause permanent ecological destruction and substantial state financial losses. Using a comprehensive normative legal approach, this article carefully examines the lenient sentence in Judgment Number 44/Pid.B/2021/PN Amp regarding enforcement efficiency and returning heavy machinery to owners. The study reveals a sharp sentencing disparity; the offender received only two months' imprisonment. The judges' rigid legalistic-formal adherence completely overlooked tangible environmental damage. Returning the leased excavator weakens deterrence and inherently legitimizes illegal exploitation. Thus, environmental law supremacy remains suboptimal. Judges must adopt progressive legal steps through the polluter pays doctrine to ensure future ecological justice for the public