Which of the following statements is/are correct?

If an offence has no minimum prescribed punishment, it cannot be considered heinous as per the JJ Act, 2015.
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.

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Question

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

If an offence has no minimum prescribed punishment, it cannot be considered heinous as per the JJ Act, 2015.
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.

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Accepted Answer

Both 1 and 2

Explanation: The passage explicitly defines a heinous offence as one with a minimum punishment of seven years, and states that offences without a prescribed minimum punishment (like culpable homicide) are not heinous offences. Statement 1 is Correct: Absence of minimum prescribed punishment disqualifies an offence from being classified as heinous under JJ Act, 2015. Statement 2 is Correct: The 2021 amendment categorises offences with no minimum but maximum sentence of seven years or more as serious offences. Therefore, both statements are directly supported by the passage, making Option 3 the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation:

Question 3 of 3 Facts & Statements

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