Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is a Punishment of ten years and a fine.

Important Points

• Section 367 of IPC:
  • ​Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be subjected, or be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being subjected to grievous hurt, or slavery, or to unnatural lust of any person, or knowing it to be likely that such person will be so subjected or disposed of, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
  • It is a cognizable offence, Non-bailable which is triable by the court of session.

The correct answer is 20th September 1994.

• Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act was enacted on 20th September 1994.

Key Points

• Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994:
  • An Act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for the regulation of prenatal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sex-linked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide; and, for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. ​

Additional Information

• Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to stop female foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio in India.
  • The act banned prenatal sex determination.
  • Every genetic counselling centre, genetic laboratory or genetic clinic engaged in counselling or conducting pre-natal diagnostics techniques, like in vitro fertilisation (IVF) with the potential of sex selection (Preimplantation genetic diagnosis) before and after conception comes under the preview of the PCPNDT Act and are banned.

The correct answer is Sexual intercourse by a husband on his wife during separation.

• Section 376B in The Indian Penal Code:
  • Sexual intercourse by a husband on his wife during separation: Whoever has sex with his 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 may extend to 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

• Section 376A: Punishment for causing death or resulting in a persistent vegetative state of the victim.
• Section 376D:  Gang rape
• Section 376: Punishment for rape.

The correct answer is To eradicate Child Mortality and Child Marriage in Society.

• Mukhya Mantri Rajshree Yojana-
  • The primary objective of the scheme is to eradicate child Mortality and child Marriage in society. 
  • This scheme also ensures to improve the girl child ratio and also promotes girls' education in the state. This scheme is implemented in both rural and urban areas. 

Key Points

• The Government of Rajasthan has initiated the scheme entitled ”Mukhyamantri Rajshree Yojana” in which the Government grants a subsidy of Rs.50,000 to the families on birth of the girl child.
• This scheme aims to improve the economic empowerment of girls in promoting education and provide them with a better future.
• Benefits of the Scheme-​
  • Under this scheme, the Rajasthan government will provide financial assistance to the total amount of Rs. 50,000 from birth to the end of graduate education.
  • The beneficiaries will get the subsidy in their account at the fixed time frame by the government.
  • The government grants benefits in the form of financial assistance to the parents on the birth of the first girl child.
  • The beneficiaries under this scheme will get the amount in their account at the fixed time frame by the government.
  • The State Government has allotted funds of Rs. 2221 crore for the implementation of this scheme for benefiting the girl child of the state.
  • This scheme aims to create sustainable growth of all these people that further helps with improving their standard of living in society.
• Eligibility -
  • ​​All the beneficiaries must be a native of Rajasthan
  • Only to those girls who were born in a private institution registered with the Government Hospital and Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY).
  • The parents will receive both the instalments whereas if the third child is a girl, then the parents would not receive the benefit of further instalments in the scheme.

The correct answer is Cognizable and Non-bailable.

• ​The offence under The Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 is Cognizable and Non-bailable.

• IPC Sections	Offence/Crime	Nature of offence and punishment
  Laws Protecting Women & Children -The Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929	"Child" means a person who, if a male, has not completed twenty-one years of age, and if a female, has not completed eighteen years of age ; "Child marriage" means a marriage in which either the bride or bridegroom is a child,	Offences under this Act are punishable with up to 3 years of imprisonment coupled with a Fine. All offences under this Act are cognizable, non-bailable and triable by a First Class Magistrate.

  
  Note:

• Non-Bailable offence - Getting bail is not the right of the accused. It is the discretion of the court to grant bail.
  • Cognizable offence - A police Officer may arrest the accused without a warrant.
  • Non-Compoundable offence - Parties associated with the case cannot settle the case out of court and decide not to prosecute