Notwithstanding anything
contained in 1* * * 2[the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], it shall be lawful for
3[any Metropolitan Magistrate or any Judicial Magistrate of the first class] to pass any
sentence authorized by this Act in excess of his powers under 1* * * the said Code.
1. The words and figures "section 32 of" omitted by Act 13 of 1964, s. 29 (w.e.f. 15-9-1964).
2. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 38, for "the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898" (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).
3. Subs. by s. 38, ibid., for "any Presidency Magistrate or any Magistrate of the first class" (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).