Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 29 in BNSS
Sentences which Magistrates may pass. Section 29 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Sentences which Magistrates may pass) corresponds to Section 23 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Which of the following courts can pass a sentence of death?
Answer & explanation
Court of Session, subject to confirmation by the High Court
A sentence of death passed by a Sessions Court must be submitted for confirmation and shall not be executed until confirmed by the High Court.
A Judicial Magistrate of the First Class may pass a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding:
Answer & explanation
Three years
A JMFC may impose up to three years' imprisonment and a fine as prescribed. A Magistrate of the Second Class may impose up to one year.
The maximum sentence a Judicial Magistrate of the first class may pass is:
Answer & explanation
Three years' imprisonment and fine up to fifty thousand rupees
§ 23(2) BNSS raised the fine ceiling from ten thousand to fifty thousand rupees.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Assistant Public Prosecutors | 19 |
| 26 | Courts by which offences are triable | 20 |
| 28 | Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass | 22 |
| 31 | Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial | 25 |
| 41 | When police may arrest without warrant | 35 |
| 41A | Notice of appearance before police officer | 35(3) |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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