Judge in IPC – Judge definition in Indian Penal Code
[See: Section 19 IPC]
“Judge”.—The word “Judge” denotes :
(1) every person who is officially designated as a Judge,
(2) every person who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgment, or a judgment which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgment which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or
(3) who is one of a body or persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgment.
Illustrations
(a) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appear, is a Judge.
(b) A member of a panchayat which has power to try and determine suits, is a Judge.
(c) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power only to commit for trial to another Court, is not a Judge.