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(1) A Village Court shall not be competent to pass a sentence of imprisonment in any criminal case. It shall have power to impose a fine for any offence it is competent to try, upto a limit of Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five hundred). It may also award payment in restitution or compensation to the aggrieved or injured party in accordance with the customary law. (2) In a civil case a Village Court shall have power to award costs as also compensation to those against whom unfounded or vexatious suits or cases have been instituted before the court. (3) The fines and payments imposed and ordered under Sub rules (1) and (2) may be enforced by distrain of the property of the offender.