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Kapoor Engineering was earlier convicted for employing an adolescent in a Schedule hazardous process under section 3A. It is again found employing an adolescent in a hazardous process. What is the minimum imprisonment for this subsequent offence under section 14(2)?

The minimum imprisonment is one year. Section 14(2) provides that a person already convicted under section 3 or 3A who commits a like offence again is punishable with imprisonment of one to three years.

  1. AOne month
  2. BSix months
  3. CTwo years
  4. DOne yearCorrect

Explanation

Under section 14(2), a person convicted under section 3 or 3A who commits a like offence afterwards faces imprisonment of not less than one year, extendable to three years. Six months is the minimum for a first offence, so that option is wrong.

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