Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 23
Sentences which Magistrates may pass
In one line
BNSS Section 23 deals with sentences which magistrates may pass and replaces CrPC 29.
Bare act text — BNSS 23
23. Sentences which Magistrates may pass.
(1) The Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass any sentence authorised by law except a sentence of death or of imprisonment for life or of imprisonment for a term exceeding seven years.
(2) The Court of a Magistrate of the first class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or of fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees, or of both, or of community service.
(3) The Court of Magistrate of the second class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or of fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees, or of both, or of community service. Explanation.---"Community service" shall mean the work which the Court may order a convict to perform as a form of punishment that benefits the community, for which he shall not be entitled to any remuneration.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 29 → BNSS 23: Change in amount of fine: ten thousand is replaced by fifty thousand, and five thousand is replaced by ten thousand.
- CrPC 29 → BNSS 23: The explanation of Section 23 defines "community service." Sub-section 29(4) CrPC is excluded.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 23 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 23 (Sentences which Magistrates may pass) replaces Section 29 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 29 is now BNSS 23.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 18 — Public Prosecutors
- BNSS 19 — Assistant Public Prosecutors
- BNSS 20 — Directorate of Prosecution
- BNSS 21 — Courts by which offences are triable
- BNSS 22 — Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
- BNSS 24 — Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
- BNSS 25 — Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
- BNSS 26 — Mode of conferring powers
- BNSS 27 — Powers of officers appointed
- BNSS 28 — Withdrawal of powers