Sentences which Magistrates may pass
POWERS OF COURTS
(1) The Courts of Magistrates may pass the following sentences namely:-
Courts 53[of Metropolitan Magistrates and] of Magistrates of the first class: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 54[five years], including such solitary confinement as is authorized by law; Fine not exceeding 55[five lac taka]; 56[***].
Courts of Magistrates of the second class: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 57[three years], including such solitary confinement as is authorized by law; Fine not exceeding 58[three lac taka];
Courts of Magistrates of the third class: Imprisonment for a term not exceeding 59[two year]; Fine not exceeding 60[two lac taka].
The Court of any Magistrate may pass any lawful sentence, combining any of the sentences which it is authorized by law to pass.