Section 44(2)(b) in The Maharashtra Raw Cotton (Procurement, Processing and Marketing) Act, 1971
(b)it shall be lawful for a Presidency Magistrate or Magistrate of the First Class to pass on any person convicted of an offence under sub-section (1) of section 43 a sentence of fine as provided in that sub-section, in excess of his powers under section 32 of the said Code.