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Subordinate courts - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Court of the first class judicial magistrates
        
        The magistrates take up still more serious cases and award imprisonment up to 3 years or a fine of 10,000 rs or both. They can hear appeals against the decisions of class 2 magistrates
      - Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate
        
        They are also called Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in big cities. They can pass imprisonment upto maximum 7 years
      - Court of second class judicial magistrates
        
        They can take up certain serious criminal cases . They can sentence a person to imprisonment for 1 year maximum or impose a fine of 5000 rs or both
      - The sessions court
        
        The highest criminal court in a district is the Sessions court. The district judge of the civil court also works as the sessions judge. Additional District Judges also function as Additional sessions judge. Cases of murder, dacoit, and violence are heard by the sessions judge. He can award capital punishment, subject to approval of the high court