Question

Second class Magistrate can award imprisonment for not more than ______ years or impose a fine of ₹ ______ or both.

Options

• 1 year; ₹ 1,000

• 2 years; ₹ 5,000

• 1 year; ₹ 2,000

• 2 years; ₹ 1,000

Answer 1

Second class Magistrate can award imprisonment for not more than 2 years or impose a fine of ₹ 1,000 or both.

Explanation:

A Second Class Magistrate sits at the lower tier of this hierarchy and is authorised to try minor criminal offences. The textbook explicitly mandates that this court has the legal authority to award a maximum term of imprisonment of 2 years, impose a financial penalty of up to ₹ 1,000, or both.