 Prison and punishment is a part and parcel of the criminal jurisprudent. Prisons play a vital role in the administration of criminal justice system by aiding the courts in the due execution of the sentences awarded by them. Prison is like a tree of which criminal jurisprudent is a root and punishment is the branches of that tree and the fruit of that tree is the consequence of punishment on the offender. To punish criminals is a recognized function of all civilized States for centuries. From age-old traditionalism to recent modernism, broadly speaking four types of concept of punishment prevail, which modern penologists prefer to call “ theories of punishment”, are as follows:Deterrent Theory: Deter means to abstain from doing at act. The main objective of this theory is to impose severe penalties on offenders with a view to deterring them form committing further crime. This theory claims that people will avoid committing a crime if they believe the potential punishment for that crime outweighs the potential reward. The theory makes four major assumptions. First, the public is assumed to be aware of potential penalties. Second, it is assumed that there is a belief in the near-certainty of arrest and immediate penalization. Third, this penalty is assumed to be perceived as too unpleasant to justify any potential gains. Finally, it is assumed that people act rationally at all times.1

Retributive Theory: Reattribute means to give in return. This theory justify and follow Jeremy Bentham’s Utilitarianism theory. The objective of the theory is that the pain to be inflicted on the offender by way of punishment was to outweigh the pleasure derived by him form the crime. In other words, punishment is an expression of society’s disapprobation for offender’s criminal act. Actually, this theory is based on the view that punishment is a particular application of the general