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Under section 23(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum term of…

Section 23(2) sets a three-year ceiling for a first-class Magistrate’s imprisonment sentence for one offence. The ceiling is the same as under former section 29(2) of the…

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Under section 23(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what is the maximum term of imprisonment a first-class Magistrate may impose for one offence under that subsection?

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Section 23(2) sets a three-year ceiling for a first-class Magistrate’s imprisonment sentence for one offence. The ceiling is the same as under former section 29(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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Option A

One year is the imprisonment limit under section 23(3) for a second-class Magistrate.

Option B

Seven years is the imprisonment limit under section 23(1) for a Chief Judicial Magistrate.

Option C

Section 23(2) sets the first-class Magistrate’s imprisonment ceiling at three years.

Option D

Three and a half years exceeds the three-year ceiling in section 23(2).

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