Nyaya Panchayats can impose fines but cannot:
- Collect taxes
- Award a sentence
- Hear civil cases
- Settle disputes
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Correct answer: B. Award a sentence
1. They hear petty civil and criminal cases.
2. They cannot award a sentence.
3. They have punished men who harass women for dowry.
_Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 3, The Story of Indian Democracy._