29. Sentences which Magistrates may pass.

(1) The Court of 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.
(2) The Court of a Magistrate of the first class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not
exceeding three years, or of fine not exceeding ¹[ten thousand rupees], or of both.
(3) The Court of Magistrate of the second class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not
exceeding one year, or of fine not exceeding ²[five thousand rupees], or of both.
(4) The Court of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate shall have the powers of the Court of a Chief
Judicial Magistrate and that of a Metropolitan Magistrate, the powers of the Court of a Magistrate of the
first class.

1. Subs. by Act 25 of 2005, s. 5, for “five thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).
2. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for “one thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).