LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 6 Law Relating to Women and Children May 2017 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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Q.1 Q.1: Attempt the following in two sentences each (20 Marks - 2 marks each)

1. (a) Define 'maintenance' under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
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2. (b) Define 'delinquent child' under the Children Act, 1960.
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3. (c) What are the requirements of a valid marriage under Muslim law?
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4. (d) Name two types of industries where a child is prohibited to work.
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5. (e) Define 'Genetic Clinic' under the Pre-natal Diagnostic Technique (Regulation & Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994.
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6. (f) Name the kinds of Muslim Marriage.
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7. (g) State the orders which cannot be passed against a Juvenile.
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8. (h) Define 'stridhan'.
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9. (i) What is 'shelter home'?
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10. (j) What is 'in camera' proceedings?
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Q.2 Q.2: Write short notes on any four of the following (20 Marks - 5 marks each)

1. (a) Need for prohibition of immoral traffic in women.
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2. (b) Distinction between Adultery and cruelty.
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3. (c) Right to maintenance under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.
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4. (d) National Commission for women.
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5. (e) Restraint of Child marriage.
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6. (f) Protection to women under the Factories Act, 1948 and the Mines Act, 1952.
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Q.3 Q.3: Solve any two of the following problems (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. (a) Beena, a girl aged 18, is abducted by a 26 year old man with the intention of getting married. (i) What's the nature of the offence committed? State the punishment for the same. (ii) Under which section of the IPC is the offence and the punishment prescribed? (iii) Define the crime applicable under the IPC in the above matter.
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2. (b) A Muslim married woman falls in love with another Muslim male and wants to marry him. (i) Can the Muslim married woman marry the other Muslim male during the subsistence of her earlier marriage? Yes or no, state the reason for the same. (ii) Can the Muslim married woman marry the other Muslim male after taking divorce from her first Muslim husband? If yes, then when?
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3. (c) A Hindu male adopts a child with the consent of his wife. (i) Can such adoption deprive the adoptive father or mother of the power to dispose of his or her property by transfer inter vivos or by will? (ii) Can any property vested in the adopted child before the adoption continue to vest in such person? (iii) Can the adoption be cancelled? Why?
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Q.4 Q.4: Attempt any four essay type questions from the following (48 Marks - 12 marks each)

1. (a) Discuss in detail the functions of the family court.
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2. (b) Explain with case laws the following: (i) Sexual harassment at work place. (ii) Right to Education.
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3. (c) Discuss in detail the Divorce of women under Muslim law.
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4. (d) Discuss in detail the right to payment of Maternity Benefit under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
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5. (e) Explain the main provisions of 'The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994'.
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6. (f) Discuss in detail the status of women in pre-independent India and trace some of the historical events which led to the improvement of their status.
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