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A Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate can pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding-

Section 23(1) of the BNSS (formerly section 29(1) CrPC) permits a Chief Judicial Magistrate to impose any sentence authorised by law except death, life imprisonment or…

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A Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate can pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding-

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Section 23(1) of the BNSS (formerly section 29(1) CrPC) permits a Chief Judicial Magistrate to impose any sentence authorised by law except death, life imprisonment or imprisonment exceeding seven years. Thus seven years is the ordinary imprisonment ceiling for that court. The three-year limit applies to a Magistrate of the first class under section 23(2).

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