MPSC Rajyaseva 2019 CSAT — Question 38
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सती (प्रतिबंध) कायद्यानुसार पुढीलपैकी कोणती कृत्यें सती जाण्यास प्रोत्साहन देणारी अथवा सहाय्य करणारी समजली जातील ? / Under the provisions of The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, which of the following acts shall be deemed to be an abetment of sati ?
(a)सती जाणाऱ्या व्यक्तीला रोखण्याचा प्रयत्न करणाऱ्या पोलिसांच्या कृत्याला अडथळा आणणे. / obstructing the Police, taking any steps to prevent the commission of sati.
(b)सती जात असलेल्या घटनास्थळी उपस्थित राहून सक्रिय सहभाग घेणे. / being present at the place where sati is committed as an active participant.
(c)सती गेल्यास मृत पतीला आध्यात्मिक फायदा होईल यावर त्या विधवेला विश्वास ठेवायला भाग पाडणे. / making a widow believe that her commission of sati will give spiritual benefit to her deceased husband.
(d)सती जाण्याचा विचार विधवेने बदलू नये म्हणून तिला प्रेरणा देणे. (प्रोत्साहन) / encouraging a widow to remain fixed in her resolve to commit sati.
All listed actions—obstructing police, participating at the site, instilling spiritual beliefs, and encouraging the widow—constitute abetment of Sati under the 1987 Act.
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