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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the sentence of fine which a Magistrate of…

Under s.23(3) BNSS (formerly s.29(3) CrPC), a Magistrate of the second class may pass a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding one year, or of fine not exceeding ten…

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the sentence of fine which a Magistrate of the second class may pass is

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Under s.23(3) BNSS (formerly s.29(3) CrPC), a Magistrate of the second class may pass a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding one year, or of fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees, or of both, or community service. The earlier CrPC limit of five thousand rupees (as amended in 2005) has been doubled, and one or three thousand rupees are not the prescribed limits.

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