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Which one of the following sentences may be passed by the Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate?

Under section 23(1) of the BNSS (formerly section 29(1) CrPC), a Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass "any sentence authorised by law except a sentence of death or of…

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Which one of the following sentences may be passed by the Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate?

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Under section 23(1) of the BNSS (formerly section 29(1) CrPC), a Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass "any sentence authorised by law except a sentence of death or of imprisonment for life or of imprisonment for a term exceeding seven years". The other choices describe sentences that are beyond the CJM's power. The BNSS's higher fine limits and community-service option for Magistrates of the first and second class do not enlarge the CJM's seven-year imprisonment ceiling.

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