Whenever there are extenuating circumstances, whether or not the punishment has been increased or reduced under the provisions of this Code or other laws, the Court may, if it thinks fit, reduce the punishment by not more than one-half of the punishment to be inflicted on the offender.
Extenuating circumstances include: the offender being of limited intelligence; being in severe distress; having a record of good conduct; being remorseful and having endeavored to mitigate the harmful consequences of the offence; having surrendered to the authorities; or having furnished useful information to the Court; or other circumstances which the Court considers to be of a similar nature.