The Chief Judicial Magistrate has punished the accused with imprisonment of five years and fine of ten thousand rupees under Section 325 of the Indian Penal Code. The maximum imprisonment under the Section 325 is seven years. On nonpayment of fine, the Magistrate can give him maximum imprisonment upto:

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Under Section 325 of the Indian Penal Code, if a person is convicted and sentenced to a fine, they may face additional imprisonment if they do not pay the fine.

The law states that if the fine is not paid, the accused can be imprisoned for a period that is determined by the Magistrate.

According to the law, the imprisonment term for nonpayment of fine cannot exceed:

One-fourth of the maximum term of imprisonment specified for the offence.

In this case, the maximum imprisonment under Section 325 is seven years, which is equivalent to 84 months. Therefore, one-fourth of this maximum term is:

84 months / 4 = 21 months.

Hence, the maximum imprisonment for nonpayment of the fine is twenty-one months.