UPPSC 2014 General Studies I Solved Paper

Question : 149 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

Which one of the following Statements is correct about an amendment in an article of Penal Code made by the Parliament of Morocco on

23^{rd}

January, 2014?

Rapist of minor girl should marry her in order to avoid the trial.
Rapist of minor girl should only face the trial.
Rapist should marry the minor girl and face the trial also.
Rapist should pay the money to the presents of the minor girl in order to revive her chastity.

Validate

Solution:

(a) An amendment in an article of Penal Code made by the Parliament of Morocco on

23^{rd}

January, 2014 is about change in marriage law and in this it was stated that rapist of minor girl should marry her in order to avoid the trial. Morocco’s Parliament has unanimously amended an article in the penal code that allowed a rapist to escape prosecution if he married his underage victim.

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