Judicial Magistrate of First Class Courts in Kerala
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Judicial Magistrate of First Class Courts in Kerala are lower-level criminal courts that handle minor offences, preliminary inquiries, and certain civil matters within their jurisdiction, forming the base tier of the state’s judicial system.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal court
ⓘ
subordinate court ⓘ |
| appointmentAuthority | Governor of Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentProcessAdvisedBy | High Court of Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canIssue |
search warrants
ⓘ
summons ⓘ warrants ⓘ |
| canRecord |
confessions
ⓘ
statements under Section 164 CrPC ⓘ |
| canTry | offences punishable with imprisonment not exceeding three years ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Constitution of India framework for subordinate judiciary ⓘ |
| formsLevelOf | base tier of criminal courts in Kerala ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kerala Civil Courts Act, 1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
committal proceedings to Sessions Court
ⓘ
consideration of bail in non-bailable offences subject to law ⓘ grant of bail in bailable offences ⓘ minor criminal offences ⓘ preliminary inquiries in criminal cases ⓘ remand of accused persons ⓘ summary trials ⓘ taking cognizance of offences on police report ⓘ taking cognizance of offences on private complaint ⓘ warrant cases triable by Magistrate ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType |
criminal
ⓘ
limited civil ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Malayalam ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSentencePower |
fine up to ten thousand rupees or as prescribed by law
ⓘ
imprisonment up to three years ⓘ |
| mayBeDesignatedAs | Special Court for particular statutes when notified ⓘ |
| mayExercise | powers of Executive Magistrate when conferred by law ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kerala subordinate judiciary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
criminal justice system of Kerala ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
higher than Judicial Magistrate of Second Class Courts
ⓘ
lower than Chief Judicial Magistrate Court ⓘ lower than Sessions Court ⓘ |
| presidedBy | Judicial Magistrate of First Class ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | adjudication of minor criminal disputes at first instance ⓘ |
| subjectToAppealBefore | Sessions Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectToRevisionBy | High Court of Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Chief Judicial Magistrate of the district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialJurisdiction | specified taluks or areas within a district ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | High Court of Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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