निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा/कौन-से कथन सही है/हैं?
- 1.यदि किसी अपराध के लिए कोई न्यूनतम दंड विहित नहीं है, तो इसे जे॰ जे॰ अधिनियम, 2015 के अनुसार जघन्य नहीं माना जा सकता।
- 2.जे॰ जे॰ अधिनियम, 2021 के अनुसार, कोई अपराध, जिसके लिए अधिकतम दंडादेश सात वर्ष या उससे अधिक होने का प्रावधान है परंतु उसके लिए कोई न्यूनतम दंडादेश नहीं है, उसे गंभीर अपराध माना जाएगा।
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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. If an offence has no minimum prescribed punishment, it cannot be considered heinous as per the JJ Act, 2015.
2. As per the JJ Act, 2021, an offence for which there is a provision for a maximum sentence of seven years or more, but no minimum sentence, is to be considered a serious offence.
Select the answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only · (b) 2 only · (c) Both 1 and 2 · (d) Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (c) 1 और 2 दोनों
A heinous offence under the 2015 Act needs a minimum punishment of seven years, so an offence without a prescribed minimum cannot be heinous. The 2021 amendment treats an offence with no minimum but a maximum of seven years or more as serious; both statements restate the passage.
- ✓ 1. Culpable homicide and causing death by negligence 'are not heinous offences because they do not have a prescribed minimum punishment'.
- ✓ 2. The amended Act 'categorises an offence that has no minimum sentence, but has a maximum sentence of seven years or more as a serious offence'.
Remember · Statements that restate a definition with its conditions intact are correct; check each condition is carried over.
Question and answer: UPSC's provisional GS Paper II (2026, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·