BNSS Section 23: Sentences which Magistrates may pass
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 3: Power of Courts
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23. (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 fifty thousand rupees, or of both, or of community service.
(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 ten thousand rupees, or of both, or of community service.
Explanation.—"Community service" shall mean the work which the Court may order a convict to perform as a form of punishment that benefits the community, for which he shall not be entitled to any remuneration.
Bare act text for reference, current to 1 July 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 21. Courts by which offences are triable
- 22. Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
- 24. Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
- 25. Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
- 26. Mode of conferring powers
- 27. Powers of officers appointed
- 28. Withdrawal of powers
- 29. Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office