Jaina Gazette 1928

SR No.: 034890
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ajitprasad, C S Mallinath
Publisher: Jaina Gazettee Office
Publication Year: 1928
Total Pages: 502
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 33 MB

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the only shelter and protection the girl-wife has. Thus the law may only serve to defeat its own purpose.
(vi). No sudden change is affected in the constitution of girls, just on the completion of the 365th day of the 14th year, that may forth with reveal to the medical man the exact age of the girl. Thus it may breed bribery to procure concocted witnesses and false alfidavits.
(vii). Infact, any law fixing the age of consent in case of married girls is quite unnecessary, genuine cases always remain concealed, while enemies will take undue advantage of troubling the hushands and their guardians by unscrupulously reporting cases. As yet such cases did not come to court, the age fixed having been 12 uptil 1925, and increasing the age to 14, will increase chances for such mischief.
2. B. The raising of age in case of unmarried girls is surely necessary for the following reasons :
i. It would have altogether a salutary effect. ii. It would tend to decrease crimes of seduction and
rape.
iii. It would help to decrease the number of prostitutes, Note should be taken to make special provisions in case of prostitutes. It should be made punishable for a girl below the age of 16 to offer herself for prostitution. It does not always look possible for a man addicted to such evil habits to judge the age of the girl, who is there offering herself to him, from her very face, It should be pity that in such cases the dupe is convinced and the girl let free. It would still be better if legislation is made allowing only such prostitutes to ply their trade as have obtained licence, and no licence to be given to girls below the age of 16.
3. Number of rape cases are very rare. Those of seduction are not infrequent, but are generally to be met with in lower, strata of society only. The amendment of 1925, has not materially reduced such cases. Only raising of the age is not expected to do much though in itself it is desirable. The real remedy lies in meeting out the most vigorous punishment possible under the law to such offenders. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat