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Under Section 262(2) CrPC, in a **summary trial** the Magistrate cannot pass a sentence of imprisonment exceeding:
A{'text': 'One year in any single conviction in any summary trial under the Code regardless of the offence in question', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': 'Three months in any single conviction in any summary trial under the Code regardless of the offence in question', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': 'Two years in any single conviction in any summary trial under the Code regardless of the offence in question', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': 'Five years in any single conviction in any summary trial under the Code regardless of the offence in question', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. {'text': 'Three months in any single conviction in any summary trial under the Code regardless of the offence in question', 'label': 'B'}
1. Section 262(2) CrPC caps the sentence in summary trials.
2. The lesson states: "no sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding **3 months** shall be passed in any conviction in summary trials".
3. The cap reflects the speedy-disposal character of summary cases.
4. Section 260(1) lists the magistrates empowered to try summarily — Chief Judicial Magistrate, any Metropolitan Magistrate, or a Magistrate of the First Class specially empowered by the High Court.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 10 (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), pp. 244-249._
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