NCPCR challenges marriage of minor girls in Sharia as ‘sexual assault’; Supreme Court ready to examine
2 years, 2 months ago

NCPCR challenges marriage of minor girls in Sharia as ‘sexual assault’; Supreme Court ready to examine

Firstpost  

NCPCR has challenged an order of Punjab and Haryana High Court from June this year wherein it had cited Sharia Law and held that a 16-year-old Muslim girl could enter into a valid marriage New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a petition of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights challenging an order of Punjab and Haryana High Court from June this year wherein it had cited Sharia Law and held that a 16-year-old Muslim girl could enter into a valid marriage. 2 herein as she is a minor child as per POCSO Act before issuing the writ of Mandamus and that whether on the fact and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Hon’ble High Court has erred in ignoring the fact that sexual intercourse with a minor girl below the age of 18 years is sexual assault as per POCSO Act,” NCPCR said in the petition. Let us hear the amicus and we will hear the matter.” Punjab and Haryana High Court order in question A Pathankot-based couple — a 16-year-old Muslim girl and a Muslim man aged 21 years approached the High Court, seeking protection as their families were opposed to the wedding, which had taken place as per religious customs earlier in June this year. NCPCR petition in Supreme Court In its argument, NCPCR argued that the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s ruling essentially allowed a child marriage which is violation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.

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Consensual sex with minor wife is also rape: Bombay high court
1 month, 1 week ago

Consensual sex with minor wife is also rape: Bombay high court

Hindustan Times  

A man's consensual sexual intercourse with his wife, if she is below the age of 18 years, can get him booked for the offence of rape, irrespective of the wife's consent, the Bombay high court said in a major ruling on November 12. Stating that the age of consent is above 18, HC said, "It needs to be stated that …

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court
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1 month, 1 week ago

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court bench at Nagpur recently held that a man even if indulging in consensual sexual intercourse with his wife, who is below the age of 18 years, can be booked for the offence of rape, irrespective of the wife's consent. Single-judge Justice Govind Sanap while upholding the conviction of a man for raping …

Police complaint lodged against 17-year-old boy for ‘marrying and impregnating’ minor girl
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Police complaint lodged against 17-year-old boy for ‘marrying and impregnating’ minor girl

The Hindu  

The Krishna Child Welfare Committee lodged a police complaint against a 17-year-old boy on charge of marrying a minor girl who is three months pregnant now. According to Krishna Child Welfare Committee member Chandragiri Radha Kumari, the One Town police referred the case to Krishna district CWC for rehabilitation of the girl. “We have lodged a complaint with the One …

Supreme Court slams child rights body NCPCR: 'Don't drag us in your agenda'
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court slams child rights body NCPCR: 'Don't drag us in your agenda'

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights over its petition seeking a Special Investigation Team probe into cases of children allegedly sold by shelter homes in Jharkhand of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Teresa. The apex court said that the child rights body was empowered to conduct enquiry and take …

‘Don’t drag us into your agenda’: Supreme Court slams NCPCR over plea seeking SIT probe against missionaries
2 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Don’t drag us into your agenda’: Supreme Court slams NCPCR over plea seeking SIT probe against missionaries

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday told NCPCR not to drag the apex court in its agenda over a plea seeking an SIT probe into cases of children allegedly sold by shelter homes in Jharkhand of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Teresa. Slamming the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and …

SC to decide on marital rape law despite Centre’s silence
3 months ago

SC to decide on marital rape law despite Centre’s silence

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that it will decide the legality of the immunity granted to husbands from prosecution for marital rape solely on legal principles, even if the Union government does not take a stand on the issue. The issue also includes the Delhi high court’s split verdict from May 2022, which remains pending for the …

Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta HC's order asking young girls to ‘control sexual urges’
4 months ago

Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta HC's order asking young girls to ‘control sexual urges’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the controversial judgment by the Calcutta high court delivered on October 18, 2023, asking adolescent girls to “control their sexual urges”. A Supreme Court bench consisting of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan set aside the high court's judgment asking girls to control their sexual urges and acquitting 25 year old man …

Ensure Compliance With Juvenile Justice Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court To CWC In Case Where Minor Was Allegedly Forced To Marry Old Man
6 months ago

Ensure Compliance With Juvenile Justice Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court To CWC In Case Where Minor Was Allegedly Forced To Marry Old Man

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Child Welfare Committee, constituted under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, to conduct an enquiry under Section 36 of the Act and ensure compliance, in the case of a minor girl whose parents have allegedly fixed her marriage with an old man.A 15-year-old girl had moved Court through her friend. The Punjab …

"Right To Life Guaranteed To Everyone": Punjab & Haryana High Court On Protection Plea By Minor In Live-In Relationship
7 months, 3 weeks ago

"Right To Life Guaranteed To Everyone": Punjab & Haryana High Court On Protection Plea By Minor In Live-In Relationship

Live Law  

Observing that merely because petitioners are not of marriageable age it "would not deprive" them of their fundamental rights, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed to send a minor girl to the children's home, who was seeking protection from her relatives along with her 19-year-old live-in partner.While directing to send her to the children's home, the Court said …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Permission To Terminate 33 Weeks Pregnancy Of Minor Rape Victim, Cites Threat To Life
1 year, 2 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Permission To Terminate 33 Weeks Pregnancy Of Minor Rape Victim, Cites Threat To Life

Live Law  

Observing that abortion at such an advanced stage would "not only endanger the life of the minor victim but is likely to premature delivery of child", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to direct termination of 33 weeks old pregnancy of a minor rape victim.The Medical board also opined that it will not be safe and would be …

Don’t reduce age of consent in Pocso to 16, Law Commission tells govt
1 year, 2 months ago

Don’t reduce age of consent in Pocso to 16, Law Commission tells govt

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Law Commission of India has recommended against reducing the age of consent under the child sex abuse law to 16 years but proposed an amendment that would let courts impose a lesser sentence in cases where adolescents engage in consensual sexual relations with a female. The Law Commission has recommended guided judicial discretion in sentencing in cases …

Man allegedly raped wife's minor sister, then claimed he married her too. Delhi HC acquits citing Muslim law
1 year, 4 months ago

Man allegedly raped wife's minor sister, then claimed he married her too. Delhi HC acquits citing Muslim law

Firstpost  

The incident came to light through a first information report filed by the child’s mother, asserting that during October and November 2014, while the child was alone, the accused visited their residence four to five times and committed sexual assault The Delhi High Court has recently reaffirmed the acquittal of a Muslim man who had been accused of sexually assaulting …

Physical Relationship With Wife Aged About 15 Years Can’t Be Termed As Rape: Delhi High Court Upholds Muslim Man’s Acquittal
1 year, 4 months ago

Physical Relationship With Wife Aged About 15 Years Can’t Be Termed As Rape: Delhi High Court Upholds Muslim Man’s Acquittal

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a Muslim man in a rape case observing that his physical relationship with the child victim aged about 15 years, who was also his wife, cannot be termed as rape. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld the trial court order which observed that …

SC seeks center's response to PIL on decriminalising sex between 16-18 year olds
1 year, 4 months ago

SC seeks center's response to PIL on decriminalising sex between 16-18 year olds

Op India  

A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has sought the centre’s response on a Public Interest Litigation which sought the decriminalisation of consensual sexual intercourse between minors aged 16 to 18. Sex involving people below 18 years of age can be consensual, even if they are illegal as per law, that’s why enforcement of criminal …

Nuh violence: Plea before Supreme Court seeks blocking of inciteful posts, videos
1 year, 4 months ago

Nuh violence: Plea before Supreme Court seeks blocking of inciteful posts, videos

India Today  

In the backdrop of the communal violence that erupted in Nuh and Gurgaon, in Haryana, a plea has been filed before the Supreme Court, alleging the spread of misinformation through online posts, videos, and programs. READ | 'No hate speech, CCTVs': Supreme Court on Delhi protests over Haryana clashes The plea was filed against the proposed rallies by VHP and …

Bombay HC Sets Aside POCSO Conviction: Why Should We Rethink Age of Consent?
1 year, 4 months ago

Bombay HC Sets Aside POCSO Conviction: Why Should We Rethink Age of Consent?

The Quint  

Bombay High Court's Justice Bharati Dangre, in her order, pointed out: “…merely because the statute provides punishment for an act of sexual indulgence, as the girl has not attained the age of maturity i.e. 18, when it can be specifically inferred from her conduct that she was capable of understanding the consequences of her act, I am of the opinion …

Child, law, and consensual sex
1 year, 4 months ago

Child, law, and consensual sex

The Hindu  

In the last one month, at least three different High Courts have either quashed First Information Reports and pending criminal proceedings or acquitted accused persons under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. On July 10, the Bombay High Court quashed the conviction of a 25-year-old man under POCSO on the grounds that he had consensual sex with …

High Time Our Country, Parliament Take Note Of Happenings Across Globe: Bombay HC On Sexual Relationship Consent Age For Adolescents
1 year, 5 months ago

High Time Our Country, Parliament Take Note Of Happenings Across Globe: Bombay HC On Sexual Relationship Consent Age For Adolescents

News 18  

The Bombay High Court has said several countries have reduced the age of consent for adolescents to enter into a consensual sexual relationship and it is high time our country and Parliament are also cognisant of happenings around the world. “A case of physical attraction or infatuation always comes forth, when a teenager enters into a sexual relationship and it …

S. 375 IPC| '2013 Amendment Increasing Consent Age To 18 Years Has Disturbed Society's Fabric': MP HC Asks UOI To Consider Lowering It Back To 16
1 year, 5 months ago

S. 375 IPC| '2013 Amendment Increasing Consent Age To 18 Years Has Disturbed Society's Fabric': MP HC Asks UOI To Consider Lowering It Back To 16

Live Law  

On Tuesday, the Madhya Pradesh High Court requested the Government of India to consider reducing the age of consent from 18 to 16 in rape cases to redress the injustice being caused to adolescent boys.The bench of Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal made this appeal to the Central Govt as it opined that due to social media awareness and easy accessibility. …

16-year-old capable of making decision on sexual intercourse: Meghalaya High Court
1 year, 5 months ago

16-year-old capable of making decision on sexual intercourse: Meghalaya High Court

Hindustan Times  

The Meghalaya Hight Court quashed a First Information Report pertaining to sexual assault on a minor stating that a 16-year-old was capable of making her own conscious decisions regarding the act of sexual intercourse. Meghalaya Hight Court The bench of Justice W. Diengdoh was hearing a plea which was seeking quashing of an FIR which was registered under Protection of …

Uttar Pradesh: 13 booked for minor girl marriage with 35-year-old man in Pilibhit
1 year, 6 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: 13 booked for minor girl marriage with 35-year-old man in Pilibhit

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh news: Thirteen people have been booked by the police for allegedly getting a 15-year-old girl married to a 35-year-old man, said police today. The father of the minor, who filed the complaint at the Puranpur Kotwali police station, alleged that a woman living in his neighbourhood conspired to get his daughter married to the accused man by taking …

MP High Court Urges Law Commission To Suggest Amendments To POCSO Act Permitting Correctional Measures Instead Of Jail Term If Victim & Accused Marry
1 year, 8 months ago

MP High Court Urges Law Commission To Suggest Amendments To POCSO Act Permitting Correctional Measures Instead Of Jail Term If Victim & Accused Marry

Live Law  

While deciding a bail application of an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court went on to request the Law Commission of India to suggest suitable amendments to the Act making it possible for the Special POCSO Judges to impose correctional methods on convicts, rather than sentences of imprisonment, especially when the …

Issue of consent in sexual assault cases needs scrutiny: Delhi high court
1 year, 9 months ago

Issue of consent in sexual assault cases needs scrutiny: Delhi high court

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The issue of consent needs close scrutiny by constitutional courts for analysis of any sexual assault offences, the Delhi high court said on Monday while upholding the exoneration of a man for allegedly raping a married woman for 12 years and having two children with her. The Delhi high court said the issue of consent needs scrutiny by …

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Quashing POCSO FIR Over 'Relationship' Between Man & Minor Girl
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Quashing POCSO FIR Over 'Relationship' Between Man & Minor Girl

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with an order of the Rajasthan High Court quashing a FIR registered against a 22-year old over a physical relationship with a 16-year old girl which led to her pregnancy and child birth.Taking note of the consistent stand of the girl that she had 'consented' to the relationship, the birth of a …

Explained | Why is the Supreme Court examining marriage laws for minors?
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | Why is the Supreme Court examining marriage laws for minors?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court announced that it would examine whether minor girls, as young as 15 years, can marry on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages are considered an offence in statutory law. On January 13, the Supreme Court said it would examine whether girls as young as 15 years …

SC seeks Centre's response on pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rape
1 year, 11 months ago

SC seeks Centre's response on pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rape

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre on a batch of petitions pertaining to criminalisation of marital rape. One of pleas has been filed in relation to the Delhi High Court's split verdict on the issue.This appeal has been filed by Khushboo Saifi, one of the petitioners before the Delhi High Court. While Justice Shakdher, who …

Supreme Court to examine whether girls aged 15 can be married off under Muslim personal law when statutes make it an offence
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court to examine whether girls aged 15 can be married off under Muslim personal law when statutes make it an offence

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 13 decided to examine whether girls as young as 15 years can enter into wedlock on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages constitute an offence in statutory law. Chandrachud issued a formal notice on the petition filed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights against a recent order of …

Don't Treat P&H HC Judgment Allowing Minor Muslim Girl To Marry As Precedent, Says Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Don't Treat P&H HC Judgment Allowing Minor Muslim Girl To Marry As Precedent, Says Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday stated that the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case Javed v. State of Haryana and Others, which held that a Muslim girl aged 15 years can enter into a legal and valid marriage as per personal law, should not be relied upon as a precedent in any other case.A bench …

No plan to revise age of consent, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
2 years ago

No plan to revise age of consent, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The government does not yet have a plan to revise the age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 despite appeals from the judiciary to lower it from the current 18 years to 16 years. In response to a question from Communist Party of India MP Binoy Vishwam in the Rajya Sabha on whether the …

On Pocso cases, CJI has a point
2 years ago

On Pocso cases, CJI has a point

Hindustan Times  

In the annals of history, few issues have proven to be as vexing to legislate on than the legal age of consent. By setting the legal age of consent at an unshakeable 18, the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012, offered almost no leeway to judges hearing cases involving minors in consensual relationships, other than almost certain criminalisation. …

SC seeks Centre’s response on NCW’s plea seeking uniform marriageable age
2 years ago

SC seeks Centre’s response on NCW’s plea seeking uniform marriageable age

Firstpost  

The petition, which cited a recent decision of the Delhi High Court allowing a minor Muslim girl’s marriage on the ground that it is permitted under the Muslim personal law, sought equal application of penal laws to Muslim women who were married off before attaining the age of majority New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on …

CJI Chandrachud urges Parliament to examine age of consent issue under Pocso Act
2 years ago

CJI Chandrachud urges Parliament to examine age of consent issue under Pocso Act

India Today  

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday urged Parliament to consider the growing concern surrounding the issue of age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act as it posed challenges for judges examining cases of consensual sex involving adolescents. "As you are no doubt aware, the Pocso Act criminalizes all sexual activity for those …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On NCW Plea Challenging Muslim Personal Law Allowing Minor Girls To Marry On Attaining Puberty
2 years ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On NCW Plea Challenging Muslim Personal Law Allowing Minor Girls To Marry On Attaining Puberty

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in a plea filed by National Commission for Women for enforcement of fundamental rights of minor Muslim women seeking uniform application of penal laws to Muslim women, who contract marriage before attaining the age of majority, irrespective of what is professed in personal laws. The petition notes that the 'minimum' age of marriage' …

SC seeks Centre's response to plea for uniform age of marriage for women, irrespective of religion
2 years ago

SC seeks Centre's response to plea for uniform age of marriage for women, irrespective of religion

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response to a plea by the National Commission for Women, seeking a "uniform age of marriage" for women, irrespective of their religion or personal laws. The NCW has pointed out that the minimum age of marriage' under various personal laws is consistent with the prevailing penal laws, except in the Muslim Personal …

POCSO is not meant to criminalise consensual relationships: Delhi High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

POCSO is not meant to criminalise consensual relationships: Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has remarked that the intention of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was to protect children below the age of 18 from sexual exploitation and that it was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between young adults. The counsel further said that the girl had last year approached the High Court of Punjab …

Considering consent: The Hindu Editorial on POCSO Act and the age of consent
2 years, 1 month ago

Considering consent: The Hindu Editorial on POCSO Act and the age of consent

The Hindu  

As much as the laws of a country must adhere to the principle of justice and fairness, they also need to stay in tune with the times. The judges said they were motivated to make this recommendation, having encountered several cases relating to minor girls over the age of 16 years having fallen in love and eloped with the boy, …

Explained | Should the age of consent be changed for adolescents?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Should the age of consent be changed for adolescents?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On November 4, the Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court, while dismissing a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, said the Law Commission of India would have to rethink the age criteria, to take into consideration the ground realities. Under the POCSO Act, 2012, and under several provisions of …

HC says Law Commission needs to rethink age criteria for consensual sex
2 years, 1 month ago

HC says Law Commission needs to rethink age criteria for consensual sex

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has said that the Law Commission of India will have to rethink the age criteria in law for having consensual sex to address the issue of instances of sexual intercourse as a result of mutual love affair amongst minor girls and boys, who are aged above 16 but are below 18. A Division Bench, comprising …

POCSO Act overrides personal laws on age for sexual activities: HC
2 years, 1 month ago

POCSO Act overrides personal laws on age for sexual activities: HC

The Hindu  

The substantive and special enactments like the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act overrides the personal laws on age for having sexual activities, the High Court of Karnataka has observed while considering the petitions filed by two Muslim men, who had sought bail in separate criminal cases registered against them for having sexual relationship …

Muslim girls above 15 years can marry, it would not violate the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act: Punjab and Haryana HC cite Sharia law
2 years, 1 month ago

Muslim girls above 15 years can marry, it would not violate the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act: Punjab and Haryana HC cite Sharia law

Op India  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently reaffirmed that a Muslim girl who reaches the age of 15 can marry whoever she wants, and such a marriage would not violate the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. In his order, Justice Vikas Bahl stated, “Such a marriage would not be void in terms of Section 12 of the Prohibition of Child …

Can Minor Muslim Girl Marry On Attaining Puberty? Supreme Court To Examine Correctness Of HC Judgment, Issues Notice On NCPCR Plea
2 years, 2 months ago

Can Minor Muslim Girl Marry On Attaining Puberty? Supreme Court To Examine Correctness Of HC Judgment, Issues Notice On NCPCR Plea

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the petition filed by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights challenging a recent judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which held that a 16-year-old Muslim girl can enter into a valid marriage.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka appointed Senior Advocate R Rajasekhar …

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response - The Hindu
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday, September 16, 2022, sought a response from the government on appeals to criminalise marital rape. During the brief hearing, All India Democratic Women's Association, represented by advocate Karuna Nundy, said both judges in the Bench in the Delhi High Court had agreed that the case raised a substantial question of law which required an authoritative …

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict
2 years, 3 months ago

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear on September 16 the pleas arising out of the Delhi High Court's split verdict on the issue of criminalisation of marital rape. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the division bench of the high court, had favoured striking down the marital rape exception and said it would be tragic if a …

No Independent Right To Seek Custody U/S 25 Guardians & Wards Act Where Consent Decree Is Passed U/S 28 Special Marriage Act: P&H High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

No Independent Right To Seek Custody U/S 25 Guardians & Wards Act Where Consent Decree Is Passed U/S 28 Special Marriage Act: P&H High Court

Live Law  

".in terms of Section 38 of the Special Marriage Act, the respondent-husband has remedy to approach the said Court, which has passed the decree of divorce if any terms and condition were violated and, therefore, in view of the above mentioned two judgments, the petition filed by the respondent-father in terms of under Section 25 of the Guardianship and Wards …

Delhi HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage, calls a 15-year-old's marriage legal
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage, calls a 15-year-old's marriage legal

Op India  

The Delhi High Court recently justified child marriage by upholding the legality of a 15-year-old minor girl’s marriage, stating that she is of ‘Marriageable Age’ under Islamic Sharia Law. Granting protection to the couple, the Court observed: “It is thus clear that as per Mohammedan Law girl who had attained the age of puberty could marry without the consent of …

Minor girl can marry without parents consent under Muslim Personal Law, says Delhi HC
2 years, 4 months ago

Minor girl can marry without parents consent under Muslim Personal Law, says Delhi HC

India Today  

The Delhi High Court, while hearing a case on Tuesday, observed that as per the Muslim Personal Law, a minor girl who has attained puberty can marry without her parents’ consent. The court rejected arguments that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act might be applied in such cases and said the act’s objective is to ensure that children …

PIL Against Permissibility Of Marriage Of Girls Below 18 Yrs Of Age Under Muslim Law: Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice
2 years, 4 months ago

PIL Against Permissibility Of Marriage Of Girls Below 18 Yrs Of Age Under Muslim Law: Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court recently sought the reply of the state government as well as of the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation plea questioning the permissible age of marriage under Muslim Law.The PIL plea further seeks a direction to the Union of India to take immediate measures for effective implementation of "The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill, 2021"It may …

Muslim girl aged above 15 competent for marriage: Punjab and Haryana High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Muslim girl aged above 15 competent for marriage: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Hindu  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a Muslim girl above 15 years of age is competent to enter into a contract of marriage with a person of her choice. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi’s assertion came during a petition filed by a Muslim couple, who fell in love and solemnised their marriage on June 6, 2022, as per …

Punjab and Haryana HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage
2 years, 6 months ago

Punjab and Haryana HC cites Sharia to justify child marriage

Op India  

On Monday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a Muslim girl above the age of 16 years is competent to marry any person of her choice. Observations made by the Punjab and Haryana High Court The Court ruled that a Muslim marriage is governed by the Muslim personal law, which allows marriage above the age of 16 years. …

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