जन सेवक जो अनुसूचित जाती किंवा अनुसूचित जमातीचा नाही आणि ज्याने अनुसूचित जाती आणि अनुसूचित जमाती (अत्याचार प्रतिबंध) अधिनियम, 1989 अंतर्गत अत्याचारा संबंधित गुन्हा केला आहे, त्याला कमीत कमी _______ कारावासाची शिक्षा होऊ शकते.

The correct answer is Option A (one year).

Key Points:
• Enhanced Punishment for Public Servants under the Atrocities Act:
• Under Section 3(2)(vii) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (prior to the 2015 amendment restructuring, and under Section 3(1) provisions for public servants):
• If a person, being a public servant and not being a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, commits an offence under this section, they shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to the punishment provided for that offence.
• This statutory floor ensures higher accountability and stringent deterrence against public servants committing or abetting atrocities against SC/ST citizens.
• Thus, minimum imprisonment is one year.
• Key Takeaway: Under the SC/ST (PoA) Act 1989, a non-SC/ST public servant committing an atrocity faces a mandatory minimum of 1 year imprisonment.