Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 16 · Sentences
303. Sentences
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The General Division of the High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.
court
“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
Subject to this Code and any other written law, a District Court may pass any of the following sentences:
subject
“subject” means a person who enters into a DPA with the Public Prosecutor.
imprisonment not exceeding 10 years;
fine not exceeding $30,000;
caning not exceeding 12 strokes;
any other lawful sentence, including a combination of the sentences it is authorised by law to pass.
Subject to this Code and any other written law, a Magistrate’s Court may pass any of the following sentences:
imprisonment not exceeding 3 years;
fine not exceeding $10,000;
caning not exceeding 6 strokes;
any other lawful sentence, including a combination of the sentences it is authorised by law to pass.