Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Civil Court.

Key Points 

• Sexual harassment at a workplace is considered a violation of women's right to equality, life, and liberty.
• It creates an insecure and hostile work environment, which discourages women's participation in work, thereby adversely affecting their social and economic empowerment and the goal of inclusive growth.
• With this idea, the legislature formulated the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013.
• 'Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace', Civil court has been empowered to collect evidence to complaints committees set up under this Act.
• The Complaints Committees have the powers of civil courts for gathering evidence.

Additional Information 

• Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
  • The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is a legislative act in India that seeks to protect women from sexual harassment at their place of work.
  • It was passed by the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian Parliament) on 3 September 2012.
  • It was passed by the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Indian Parliament) on 26 February 2013.
  • The Bill got the assent of the President on 23 April 2013.
  • The Act came into force on 9 December 2013.
  • This statute superseded the Vishaka Guidelines for Prevention Of Sexual Harassment (POSH) introduced by the Supreme Court (SC) of India.
  • It was reported by the International Labour Organization that very few Indian employers were compliant with this statute.

IPC Section 375 is NOT correct.

• Section 375 in the Indian Penal Code (Rape):
  • A man is said to commit “rape” who, except in the case hereinafter excepted, has sexual intercourse with a woman under circumstances falling under any of the six following de­scriptions:
    • (i) Against her will.
    • (ii) Without her consent.
    • (iii) With her consent, when her consent has been obtained by putting her or any person in whom she is interested in fear of death or of hurt.
    • (iv) With her consent, when the man knows that he is not her husband and that her consent is given because she believes that he is another man to whom she is or believes herself to be law­fully married.
    • (v) With her consent, when, at the time of giving such consent, by reason of unsoundness of mind or intoxication or the administration by him personally or through another of any stupe­fying or unwholesome substance, she is unable to understand the nature and consequences of that to which she gives consent.
    • (vi) With or without her consent, when she is under sixteen years of age.

Additional Information

• Section 370: Amendments and advocacy to prevent the conflation of trafficking and sex work.
• Section 372: Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
• Section 373: Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.

The correct answer is 1999.

• One of the basic aims of the Rajasthan State Commission for Women (RSCW) is to bring marginalized women into the mainstream.
• RSCW was set up a statutory body on May 15, 1999 under The Rajasthan State Commission for Women Act, 1999.

Key Points

• Objectives:
  • To redress the grievances of the suffering women across the State of Rajasthan.
  • To safeguard the interests of women across the State.
  • To review prevailing laws concerning women and to request the government to make amendments for women to get justice.
  • To recommend remedial legislative measures.
  • To advise the Government of Rajasthan on all Policy matters affecting women.
  • Detailed functions of the Rajasthan State Commission for Women are elaborated under Section 11 of the RSCW Act, 1999.

Additional Information

• A brief of these functions is provided below:
  • Functions of RSCW:
    • To investigate and analyse all unjustified acts committed against women and to request the government to take action.
    • To take steps to make the existing laws more effective and ensure their implementation.
    • To review existing laws and recommend amendments.
    • To prevent any discrimination against women in state public services and state public enterprises.
    • To take steps to alleviate the condition of women by suggesting practical welfare schemes, appealing to the government to provide equal opportunities.
    • Appealing to the government to take strict action against any public servant found by the commission to be working against the interests of women.
    • To submit Annual/ Special Reports to Govt. with its recommendations.

• 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 option 1.

• Section 376B
  • Whoever has sexual intercourse with his own wife, who is living separately, whether under a decree of separation or otherwise, without her consent, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Additional Information

• IPC Section 375 talks about Committing Rape as a crime.
• Section 376 talks about the Punishment for committing rape.
• Section 376A - Punishment for causing death or resulting in a persistent vegetative state of the victim.