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How much amount of monthly maintenance may be awarded in favour of a wife under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code?

A. Three hundred rupees

B. Four hundred rupees

C. Five hundred rupees

D. Any Amount

The powers of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting has been inserted by Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005 (25 of 2005) under

A. Section 310A

B. Section 311A

C. Section 312A

D. Section 313A

Which of the following offence can be compounded without the permission of the court?

A. Voluntarily causing hurt under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

B. Causing miscarriage under section 312 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

C. Criminal breach of trust under section 406 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

D. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt under section 325 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

For how much term maximum Judicial Magistrate of the First class may pass a sentence for a single offence?

A. Five years

B. Four years

C. Three years

D. Two years