B.-Sentences which may be passed by courts of various Classes
Sentences which Magistrates may pass
32.(1) The Courts of Magistrates may pass the following sentences namely:-
(a) Courts 1[of Metropolitan Magistrates and] of Magistrates of the first class: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2[five years], including such solitary confinement as is authorized by law;
Fine not exceeding 3[ten thousand taka]; Whipping.
(b) Courts of Magistrates of the second class: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4[three years], including such solitary confinement as is authorized by law;
(2) The Court of any Magistrate may pass any lawful sentence, combining any of the sentences which it is authorized by law to pass.
1
The words "of Metropolitan Magistrates and" were inserted by section 2 and Schedule of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. LXXXVI of 1976)
2
The words "five years" were substituted, for the words "three years" by section 6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXIV of 1982)
3
The words "ten thousand taka" were substituted, for the words "five thousand taka" by section 6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXIV of 1982)
4
The words "three years" were substituted, for the words "two years" by section 6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXIV of 1982)
5
The words "five thousand taka" were substituted, for the words "two thousand taka" by section 6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXIV of 1982)
6
The words "two years" were substituted, for the words "one year" by section 6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXIV of 1982)
7
The words "two thousand taka" were substituted, for the words "one thousand taka" by section 6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXIV of 1982)
