Courts of Judicial Magistrate of First Class

Courts of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, also called Judicial First Class Magistrate Courts or Judicial Magistrate First Class Courts, sit at the second lowest level of the criminal court structure in India. Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a State Government may establish such a court by notification, in consultation with the High Court of the state, at places in the district and in any number it decides. A judicial magistrate works under the general control of the Sessions Judge and is subordinate to the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The Sanhita limits the punishment a Judicial Magistrate of First Class may impose to imprisonment for up to three years, a fine of up to ten thousand rupees, or both.