law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  325.Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe.-
  (1) Whenever a Magistrate is of opinion, after
  
  hearing the evidence for the prosecution and the accused that the accused is
  
  guilty, and that he ought to receive a punishment different in kind from, or
  
  more severe than, that which such Magistrate is empowered to inflict, or, being
  
  a Magistrate of the second class, is of opinion that the accused ought to be
  
  required to execute a bond under section 106, he may record the opinion and
  
  submit his proceedings, and forward the accused, to the Chief Judicial
  
  Magistrate to whom he is subordinate.
  (2) When more accused than one are being tried together, and the Magistrate
  
  considers it necessary to proceed under sub-section (1), in regard to any of
  
  such accused, he shall forward all the accused, who are in his opinion guilty,
  
  to the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
  (3) The Chief Judicial Magistrate to whom the proceedings are submitted may, if
  
  he thinks fit, examine the parties and recall and examine any witness who has
  
  already given evidence in the case and may call for and take any further
  
  evidence, and shall pass such judgment, sentence or order in the case as he
  
  thinks fit, and as is according to law.