Of Offences Against Woman And Child MCQ Quiz in मराठी - Objective Question with Answer for Of Offences Against Woman And Child - मोफत PDF डाउनलोड करा

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points

Section 98 of BNS, 2023:  

• It punishes the act of selling, letting to hire, or otherwise disposing of a child with such intent or knowledge, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and a fine.  
  • Explanation 1: When a female under the age of eighteen years is:   
    • Sold  
    • Let for hire  
    • Or otherwise disposed of to a prostitute  
    • Or to any person who keeps or manages a brothel  
    • the person so disposing of such female shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have disposed of her with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution. 
  • Explanation 2: It provides for the meaning of “illicit intercourse” within the meaning of this Section:  
    • Sexual intercourse between persons  
    • Not united by marriage or union or tie which though not amounting to a marriage, is recognised by the personal law or custom of the community to which they belong, or  
    • where they belong to different communities, of both such communities, as constituting between them a quasi-marital relation. 
• A case involves a person who let a child for hire with the intent of using the child for illicit purposes. The individual is found guilty and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment along with a fine.

Explanation:
Section 97 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita specifies that kidnapping or abducting a child under the age of ten with the intent to steal any movable property from the child’s person is punishable with imprisonment for up to seven years and a fine. This provision reflects the severity of the crime involving a vulnerable victim and the additional factor of theft.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key PointsBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 - Section 99: Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.

• Whoever buys, hires, or otherwise obtains possession of any child with the intent that such child shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such child will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to fourteen years, and shall also be liable to fine.
  • Explanation 1: Any prostitute or any person keeping or managing a brothel, who buys, hires, or otherwise obtains possession of a female under the age of eighteen years shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have obtained possession of such female with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution.
  • Explanation 2:Illicit intercourse has the same meaning as in section 98.

The correct answer is Option 1

Key Points Section 98: Selling a Child for Prostitution or Other Immoral Purposes under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)

• Whoever sells, hires out, or otherwise disposes of any child with the intent that the child, at any age, will be employed or used for prostitution, illicit intercourse, or any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it is likely that the child will be used for such purposes, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to a fine.
• Explanation 1: If a female under eighteen years of age is sold, hired out, or otherwise disposed of to a prostitute or someone who keeps or manages a brothel, it will be presumed, unless proven otherwise, that the person intended the female to be used for prostitution.
• Explanation 2: "Illicit intercourse" refers to sexual intercourse between individuals not united by marriage or by any relationship recognized as quasi-marital by their personal law or customs, or by the customs of both communities if they belong to different communities.

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key PointsBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 - Section96: Procuration of child.

• Whoever, by any means whatsoever, induces any child to go from any place or to do any act with intent that such child may be, or knowing that it is likely that such child will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
• A person convinces a child to leave their home with the promise of gifts, knowing that the child will be forced into illicit activities once they are away. Under BNS Section 96, this act of inducement would be punishable by imprisonment and a fine.

The correct answer is Option 4

Key Points

• Section 95: Hiring, Employing, or Engaging a Child to Commit an Offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
• Whoever hires, employs, or engages a child to commit an offence shall be punished with imprisonment of not less than three years, which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to a fine. If the offence is committed, the person will also be punished with the same penalty as if they had committed the offence themselves.
• Explanation: Hiring, employing, engaging, or using a child for sexual exploitation or pornography is included under this section.

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 - Section 86: Cruelty defined

• (a) Any wilful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb, or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman; or
• (b) Harassment of the woman where such harassment is with a view to coercing her or any person related to her to meet any unlawful demand for any property or valuable security, or is on account of failure by her or any person related to her to meet such demand.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points

• Section 94 of the BNS Act, 2023 criminalizes the act of concealing a birth by secretly disposing of a child's dead body, regardless of whether the child died before, during, or after birth. The punishment for this offense can be imprisonment for up to two years, a fine, or both.
• If a person secretly buries the body of a newborn child who died during birth in an attempt to hide the fact of the birth, they could be charged under Section 94.

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 - Section 85: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty

• Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.
• A woman files a complaint against her husband and his family for subjecting her to physical and mental abuse. Under BNS Section 85, they can be charged and, if found guilty, face imprisonment for up to three years along with a fine.

The correct answer is Option 2

Key Points Section 64: Punishment for Rape under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)

(1) Except as provided in sub-section (2), any person who commits rape shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years, which may extend to life imprisonment, and shall also be liable to a fine.

(2) A person committing rape under the following circumstances shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than ten years, which may extend to imprisonment for life (meaning the remainder of that person’s natural life), and shall also be liable to a fine:

(a) A police officer who commits rape:
(i) within the limits of the police station where they are appointed; or
(ii) in the premises of any station house; or
(iii) on a woman in their custody or in the custody of a subordinate police officer;

(b) A public servant who commits rape on a woman in their custody or in the custody of a subordinate public servant;

(c) A member of the armed forces deployed in a government-designated area who commits rape in that area;

(d) A person on the management or staff of a jail, remand home, or other legally established custody places, or a women's or children's institution, who commits rape on an inmate;

(e) A person on the management or staff of a hospital who commits rape on a woman in that hospital;

(f) A relative, guardian, teacher, or person in a position of trust or authority who commits rape on a woman under their care;

(g) A person who commits rape during communal or sectarian violence;

(h) A person who commits rape knowing the woman is pregnant;

(i) A person who commits rape on a woman incapable of giving consent;

(j) A person in a position of control or dominance who commits rape on a woman under such influence;

(k) A person who commits rape on a woman with mental or physical disabilities;

(l) A person who, while committing rape, causes grievous bodily harm, maims, disfigures, or endangers the life of the woman;

(m) A person who commits rape repeatedly on the same woman.

• Explanation:
  •  "Armed forces" refers to the navy, army, air force, paramilitary forces, and auxiliary forces controlled by the Central or State Government.
  •  "Hospital" includes the precincts of any institution for the treatment, convalescence, or rehabilitation of persons.
  •  "Police officer" has the same meaning as in the Police Act, 1861 (5 of 1861).
  •  "Women’s or children’s institution" refers to orphanages, homes for neglected women or children, widows’ homes, or similar establishments for the care of women or children.