Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. If an offence has no minimum prescribed punishment, it cannot be considered heinous as per the JJ Act, 2015. 2. As per the JJ Act, 2021, an offence for which there is a provision for a maximum sentence of seven years or more, but no minimum sentence, is to be considered a serious offence. Select the answer using the code given below.
A.1 only
B.2 only
C.Both 1 and 2✓ Correct
D.Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: the passage explicitly states that a heinous offence is one with a minimum punishment of seven years, and offences without a prescribed minimum punishment (like culpable homicide and causing death by negligence) are not heinous offences. Statement 2 is correct: the passage clearly states that the JJ Act, 2021 amendment categorises an offence with no minimum sentence but a maximum sentence of seven years or more as a serious offence. Both statements are direct paraphrases of the passage.
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