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The Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass any sentence of imprisonment not exceeding:-

Under s. 23(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly s. 29(1) CrPC) the Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass any sentence authorised by law…

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The Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass any sentence of imprisonment not exceeding:-

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Under s. 23(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly s. 29(1) CrPC) the Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass any sentence authorised by law except death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment "for a term exceeding seven years". Three years is the limit for a Magistrate of the first class under s. 23(2), and ten years is not the limit for any Magistrate.

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