Mode of awarding punishments

Mode of awarding punishments

1. (1) Punishments under section 26 may be awarded by any Magistrate of the first class, and shall be given by warrants under the hand of such Magistrate; and the Magistrate may, if he is of opinion that a fine is not a sufficient punishment, sentence the offender to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a term not exceeding one month and may commit him to prison, there to be kept to such imprisonment, or if the fine be not paid, to suffer such imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, unless the fine be sooner paid.
2. (2) Every order or conviction or punishment under the said section shall be subject to appeal to the Sessions Court.