Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

• The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 consolidated the anti-dowry laws which had been passed on certain states.
• This Act may be called the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
• It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.

Key Points

• This legislation provides for a penalty in section 3 if any person gives, takes or abets giving or receiving of dowry.
• The punishment could be imprisonment for minimum 5 years and a fine more than ₹15,000 or the value of the dowry received, whichever is higher.

• The term Domestic Violence was clearly defined for the first time in India in 2005 with the enactment of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
• Until then domestic violence was seen only in terms of physical between spouses.
• But, this act has given a much wider explanation of this term.
•  As per section 3, domestic violence includes: 
  • Physical abuse/torture.
  • Mental abuses.
  • Verbal abuses.
  • Sexual abuses.
  • Economical abuses.

The correct answer is Punishment shall not be less than seven years, but which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

• Under Section 370, whoever commits the offence of trafficking shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years, but which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

​ Important Points

•  Section 370 -
  • ​Trafficking means whoever, for the purpose of exploitation, a. recruits b. transports c.harbours, d.transfers, or e. receives, a person or persons, by-
    • ​using threats,
    • using force, or any other form of coercion,
    • by abduction,
    • by practising fraud, or deception,
    • by abuse of power,
    • by inducement, including the giving or receiving of payments or benefits, in order to achieve the consent of any person having control over the person recruited, harboured, transported, transferred, or received, commits the offence of trafficking. 
• The expression "exploitation" shall include any act of physical exploitation or any form of sexual exploitation or practices similar to slavery, servitude, or the forced removal of organs.
• The consent of the victim is immaterial in the determination of the offence of trafficking.

The correct answer is Section 3.

• ​Section 3: Prohibition of advertisements containing indecent representation of women:
  • No person shall publish, or cause to be published, or arrange or take part in the publication or exhibition of, any advertisement which contains indecent representation of women in any form.

Key Points

• The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986:
  • An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures, or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Additional Information

• Section 1: Short title, extent, and commencement
• Section 2:  Definitions
• Section 4:  Prohibition of publication or sending by post of books, pamphlets, etc., containing indecent representation of women.

The correct answer is Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

• Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015:
  • An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection by catering to their basic needs through proper care, protection, development, treatment, social re-integration, by adopting a child-friendly approach in the adjudication and disposal of matters in the best interest of children and for their rehabilitation through processes provided, and institutions and bodies established, hereinunder and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Key Points

• The act is in force from 15^th January 2016.
• The main aim of the act is to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection.
• Ministry of women and child development is the nodal authority for the implementation of this act.

Additional Information

• The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act was enacted for the first time in 1986 and got enforced nationwide in the year 2000.
• This act was also amended in 2006 and 2011.
• But the act underwent major changes in 2015 and thus it was renamed as The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.