Consider the following statements with respect to ldquo Section 354E of the Ranbir Penal Code RPC rd...........

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Consider the following statements with respect to “Section 354E of the Ranbir Penal Code(RPC)”, recently seen in news:

Under it new term is added “Sextortion” which explicitly bans sexual exploitation of women by those in positions of authority, having a fiduciary relationship, or a public servant.
With this, J&K has become the second State after Goa to bring a law to prevent people in power from exploiting subordinates sexually.

Which among the above given statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

The State Administration Council (SAC) headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik in Jammu & Kashmir approved an amendment to the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), to insert a section to provide for the offence of “sextortion”. J&K Governor approved the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018, to incorporate the new Section. Under Section 354E of the RPC, the new law explicitly bans sexual exploitation of women by those in positions of authority, having a fiduciary relationship, or a public servant. With this, J&K has become the first State in the country to bring a law to prevent people in power from exploiting subordinates sexually. Hence only statement 1 is correct.