Which of the following recommendations of J. S. Verma Committee on crime against women was/were accepted by the Government by way of an ordinance?
- Armed force personnel, who commit crime against women, could be tried under ordinary criminal law
- There would be restriction of politicians facing sexual offence charges from contesting elections
- Criminalization of marital rape
- Question regarding moral character will not be put to the victim during cross-examination
2, 3 and 4
2 and 4 only
1, 2 and 3
4 only
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2013
– Recommendation 4 (Question regarding moral character will not be put to the victim during cross-examination) was accepted and enacted by inserting Section 53A into the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. This section makes evidence of the victim’s character or previous sexual experience irrelevant in cases of sexual offences where consent is an issue.
– Recommendation 1 (Armed force personnel… tried under ordinary criminal law): The committee recommended reviewing immunity laws like AFSPA in cases of sexual offences. While the 2013 act applied to all persons, changing the jurisdiction for armed forces personnel specifically under their respective service laws or requiring sanction for prosecution under ordinary law was not fundamentally altered by *this* act in a way that fully implements this recommendation.
– Recommendation 2 (Restriction of politicians facing sexual offence charges from contesting elections): The committee recommended disqualification, but this was a recommendation regarding electoral law and was *not* included in the criminal law amendment ordinance/act.
– Recommendation 3 (Criminalization of marital rape): The committee recommended criminalizing marital rape, but the exception for marital rape was retained in Section 375 of the IPC in the 2013 amendment. This recommendation was *not* accepted.