Courts of Judicial Magistrate of First Class are at the second lowest level of the Criminal Court structure in India. According to the Section 11 of the
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPc), a Court of Judicial Magistrate of First Class may be established by the State Government in consultation with the
High Court of the respective state at such places in the district and in any number by a notification.
According to Section 15 of the
CrPc, a judicial magistrate is under the general control of the
Sessions Judge and is subordinate to the
Chief Judicial Magistrate.
According to Section 29 of the CrPc., a Judicial Magistrate of First Class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or of fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or of both.
See also
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Courts of Metropolitan Magistrate - Have the same powers as of Judicial Magistrate of First Class in India
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Chief Judicial Magistrate Court
Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court or Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (''abbreviated as CJM Court'') is the second tier court in the criminal court structure in India. Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate is the apex body of the Criminal Judici ...
References
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