GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Judicial Magistrates decide criminal cases, which are punishable with imprisonment of up to three years. At the middle of the hierarchy, there is the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) on the civil side and the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate on the Criminal side.

Detailed explanation-2: -(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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under sub-section (2) of Section 29 of Cr. P.C., a Judicial Magistrate of First class is empowered to pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or of fine not exceeding Rs. 5, 000/-or of both.

Detailed explanation-4: -A civil officer or a minor judicial officer in specific areas like district, town, etc. is called as Magistrate.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chief Judicial Magistrate: The high court appoints a first class judicial magistrate as the chief judicial magistrate in every district. He or she is subordinate to session judge. Metropolitan Magistrate: The magistrate appointed for the towns whose population is more than one million is called Metropolitan Magistrate.