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The Court of a Magistrate of the Second Class is empowered to pass a sentence of imprisonment for a…

Section 29(3) limits a second-class magistrate’s ordinary imprisonment sentence to one year. The other imprisonment terms exceed that competence. The section also gives a…

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The Court of a Magistrate of the Second Class is empowered to pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding:

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Section 29(3) limits a second-class magistrate’s ordinary imprisonment sentence to one year. The other imprisonment terms exceed that competence. The section also gives a fine power; its amount is separate from the imprisonment limit asked for here.

Current law: BNSS section 23(3) retains the one-year imprisonment ceiling, sets the fine ceiling at ₹10,000 and includes community service as an available sentence.

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