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Answer the following briefly:

Mention some Act passed to remove the injustice done to women.

Some acts concerning women are :

a. Eve Teasing Act: There is a section in the Indian Penal code that prohibits anyone from giving obscene comments on women.


b. Child Marriage Act: It prohibits a girl below 18 years of age from getting married.


c. Dowry Prohibition act: This act prohibits from giving or taking dowry anyone engaged in this would serve a jail term.


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