Yes — in Jain Dharma, intention is judged, and it is very important. But intention alone is not the full test. Jain karma is bound through thought, speech, and action, along with attachment, passion, carelessness, and harmfulness.

So the strictest Jain answer is:

• Bad intention creates sinful bondage even if the act is not completed.
• Bad action with bad intention binds even more heavily.
• Good intention does not remove the karmic fault if harm is actually caused.

In Jainism, sin is not judged by intention alone, and not by action alone. It is judged by the combined state of intention, inner passions, and actual harm.

Strictly: yes, intention matters a lot — but it does not fully excuse sin.