Powers of Criminal Courts:
Court - Power
Supreme Court - All powers granted by law including death sentence
High Court - All powers granted by law including death sentence
Courts of Sessions Judges - All powers granted by law including death sentence, but the
death sentence has to be confirmed by the High Court
Additional District & Sessions Judge - As above
Additional District & Sessions Judge - Imprisonment for 10 years, and fine (any amounts)
Chief Judicial Magistrate/ - Imprisonment for 7 years, and fine (any amount)
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates - As above
Judicial Magistrate of the first class / - Imprisonment for 3 years, and fine of 5,000
Metropolitan Magistrate
Judicial Magistrate of the second class - Imprisonment for 1 year and fine of 1,000
Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate -Same powers as that of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class
Saturday, February 27, 2010
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