(1) The Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass any sentence authorised by law except a sentence of death or of imprisonment for life or of imprisonment for a term exceeding seven years.
(2) The Court of a Magistrate of the first class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or of fine not exceeding 1[ten thousand rupees], or of both.
(3) The Court of Magistrate of the second class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or of fine not exceeding 2[five thousand rupees], or of both.
(4) The Court of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate shall have the powers of the Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate and that of a Metropolitan Magistrate, the powers of the Court of a Magistrate of the first class.
STATE
AMENDMENTS
Manipur
In section 29 of the Code, after sub-section (2), the following sub-section
shall be added, namely"-
"(2A) The Court of a Specified Executive Magistrate may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or of fine not exceeding two thousand rupees, or of both.".
[Vide Manipur Act 3 of 1985, s. 4(2) and the Schedule]
Maharashtra
Amendment of section 29 of Act 2 of 1974.-In section 29 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), in its application to the State of
Maharashtra,-
(a) in sub-section (2), for the words "ten thousand rupees" the words "fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (3),
for the words "five thousand rupees" the words "ten thousand rupees" shall be
substituted.
[Vide Maharashtra Act 27 of 2007, s. 2]
Arunachal Pradesh
Amendment of section 29.-In section 29 of the principal Act (i) in
sub-section (2), for the words "ten thousand rupees" the words "one lakh rupees"
shall be substituted.
(i) in sub-section (3), for the words "five thousand
rupees", the words twenty five thousand rupees shall be substituted.
[Vide Arunachal Pradesh Act 3 of 2019, s. 12]
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1. Subs. by Act 25 of 2005, s. 5, for "five thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).
2. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for "one thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 23-6-2006)
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
21 CrPC Special Executive Magistrates
22 CrPC Local jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
23 CrPC Subordination of Executive Magistrates
25 CrPC Assistant Public Prosecutors
25A CrPC Directorate of Prosecution
26 CrPC Courts by which offences are triable
27 CrPC Jurisdiction in the case of juveniles
28 CrPC Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass