Legal Procedures & Medical Jurisprudence · NEET PG Preparation Forensic Medicine
Which of the following courts is empowered to award the maximum punishment under the Indian legal system?
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medium · MCQ · Q-BC6418
Which of the following courts is empowered to award the maximum punishment under the Indian legal system?
- A.Assistant Sessions Judge
- B.Chief Judicial Magistrate
- C.Sessions Judge / Additional Sessions JudgeCorrect answer
- D.Magistrate of the First Class
Solution
A Sessions Judge and Additional Sessions Judge can pass any sentence authorized by law, including the death sentence, though a death sentence passed by them is subject to confirmation by the High Court. Chief Judicial Magistrates can award imprisonment up to 7 years.
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