PPC Section 19

Section 19. "Judge".

The word "Judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person—

1. 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

2. who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such Judgment.

Illustrations

(b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment with or without appeal, is a Judge.