{"id":89711,"date":"2025-06-01T10:11:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89711"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:11:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:11:05","slug":"which-of-the-following-recommendations-of-j-s-verma-committee-on-cri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-recommendations-of-j-s-verma-committee-on-cri\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following recommendations of J. S. Verma Committee on cri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Armed force personnel, who commit crime against women, could be tried under ordinary criminal law<\/li>\n<li>There would be restriction of politicians facing sexual offence charges from contesting elections<\/li>\n<li>Criminalization of marital rape<\/li>\n<li>Question regarding moral character will not be put to the victim during cross-examination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;2, 3 and 4&#8243; option2=&#8221;2 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;4 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2013<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2013\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nOnly the recommendation regarding the victim&#8217;s moral character during cross-examination was accepted and enacted by the government through the 2013 ordinance\/act.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The Justice J.S. Verma Committee submitted its report in January 2013, recommending significant changes to laws concerning crimes against women. The government subsequently passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013, which later became the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.<br \/>\n&#8211; 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&#8217;s character or previous sexual experience irrelevant in cases of sexual offences where consent is an issue.<br \/>\n&#8211; Recommendation 1 (Armed force personnel&#8230; 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.<br \/>\n&#8211; 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.<br \/>\n&#8211; 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.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n&#8211; The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, significantly broadened the definition of sexual offences, introduced new categories of offences like acid attack, voyeurism, stalking, and increased penalties for various crimes against women.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following recommendations of J. S. 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