Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
29.Sentences which Magistrates may pass.-
(1) The Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate
may pass any sentence authorized 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
five thousand rupees, or of both.
(3) The Court of a Magistrate of the second class may pass a sentence of
imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or of fine not exceeding one
thousand rupees, or of both.
(3) 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.