Contents 1. Sentencing Policy in General; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The sentencing procedure as under Criminal Procedure Code. 1973; 1.3 Procedure in practice; 1.4 Sentencing policy and its contents; 1.5 What are the relevant factors?; 1.6 Research Methodology; 2. Gravity of offences and Various judicial pronouncements; 2.1 HURT- S.319; 2.2 Grievous hurt- S.320; 2.3, 321. Voluntarily causing hurt; 2.4 ,322. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt; 2.5 Punishment for causing hurt; 2.6, 324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means; 2.7 PUNISHMENT FOR VOLUNTARILY CAUSING GRIEVOUS HURT.S.325; 2.8 326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means; 3. Social justice and reformation: A Jurisprudential aspect; 3.1 Crimes and Social Justice; 3.2 Social Justice VS Criminal Justice; 3.3 The Objective of Criminal Justice; 3.4 Application of criminal justice; 3.5 The Due-Process Model; 3.6 Indian criminal justice system; 3.7 Deterrent Effects; 3.8 Appraisal of the Present Indian Judicial System; 3.9 Reformative approach; 3.10 Restitative justice; 3.11 Rehabilitation or Corrections; 3.12 Probation; 4. Community service an Alternative to sentencing policy 4.1 The availability of Community service scheme in India : Its Problems; 4.2 Community Service Scheme an attempt in India; 5. Sentencing policy whether in conformity With constitution of India; 5.1 Procedural Deference and the Judicial Discretion; 5.2 Judicial discretion and judiciary; 5.3 Judicial discretion and the protection of life and personal liberty; 5.4.1 Judicial discretion and capital punishment; 6. Conclusion; 7 Bibliography.