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Mehta Garments, a Surat firm, employs a child in contravention of section 3 of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986. Which punishment is within the range prescribed for this first offence by the employer under section 14(1)?

Imprisonment of one year with a fine of Rs 30,000 is valid. Section 14(1) allows imprisonment from six months to two years, or a fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000, or both, so this combination falls within the prescribed range.

  1. AImprisonment of three months and no fine
  2. BImprisonment of one month or fine of Rs 10,000
  3. CImprisonment of four years
  4. DImprisonment of one year with fine of Rs 30,000Correct

Explanation

Section 14(1) prescribes imprisonment of not less than six months and up to two years, or fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000, or both. One year with Rs 30,000 fine fits within these limits. Three months is below the minimum, and one month or Rs 10,000 is the residual penalty for other contraventions. Four years exceeds the maximum.

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