Notwithstanding anything contained in section 29 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (11 of 1974), it shall be lawful for any Metropolitan Magistrate or any Judicial Magistrate of the First Class to pass any sentence authorised by this Act, in excess of his powers under the said section.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Notwithstanding anything contained in section 29 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (11 of 1974), it shall be lawful for any Metropolitan Magistrate or any Judicial Magistrate of the First Class to pass any sentence authorised by this Act, in excess of his powers under the said section. <br>