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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898

( ACT NO. V OF 1898 )

Chapter XXII

OF SUMMARY TRIALS

Limit of imprisonment
(2) No sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding 1[two years] shall be passed in the case of any conviction under this Chapter.

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    The words "two years" were substituted, for the words "three months" by section 23 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXIV of 1982)
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