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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, if the Court of JMFC has imposed sentence of fine…

Section 417(c) of the BNSS (formerly section 376(c) CrPC) bars an appeal where a Magistrate of the first class imposes a fine not exceeding ₹100 only. A ₹75 fine-only…

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, if the Court of JMFC has imposed sentence of fine of Rs.75 only, an appeal may lie with the permission of

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Section 417(c) of the BNSS (formerly section 376(c) CrPC) bars an appeal where a Magistrate of the first class imposes a fine not exceeding ₹100 only. A ₹75 fine-only sentence falls within that bar. Permission from a Sessions Court or superior court does not create the excluded statutory appeal. The proviso’s permitted combinations of punishments are distinct from this fine-only case.

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