Haryana: Hisar District Administration Stops 3 Child Marriages in 2 Days
3 years, 6 months ago

Haryana: Hisar District Administration Stops 3 Child Marriages in 2 Days

News 18  

Child marriage is a punishable offence in India, still there are some people who do not refrain from this practice. In Hisar district of Haryana, the authorities have stopped marriages of three minor girls in two days. Now, one more case from Badhawar village in the district has come to light in which a 17-year-old girl was allegedly forced to marry a resident from a village near Bhuna town in Fatehabad district. However, when some villagers got to know about the alleged crime, they informed the district child protection officer Babita Chaudhary, before the arrival of the groom at the wedding venue. A similar case of child marriage surfaced from Hisar’s Ludas village on Wednesday where a 17-year-old girl was scheduled to marry a resident of Jind on July 20.

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Over 400 arrested in 48 hours as Assam govt launches third phase of child marriage crackdown
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Over 400 arrested in 48 hours as Assam govt launches third phase of child marriage crackdown

India TV News  

The Assam government, led by Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, has initiated the third phase of its crackdown on child marriage, with 416 individuals arrested and 335 cases registered across the state during the night of December 21-22, 2024. This intensified operation, launched by the state police, is part of the government's ongoing efforts to curb the prevalence of …

Over 3K child marriage complaints in TN last year; 1,995 were stopped
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Over 3K child marriage complaints in TN last year; 1,995 were stopped

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu received a total of 3,049 child marriage complaints in 2023, with an average of nearly eight cases being reported to social welfare department on a daily basis. Dindigul district led the state in the number of complaints received, while Namakkal recorded the highest number of child marriages conducted. Western districts occupied at least three spots in the …

State government announces ₹50,000 reward to gram panchayats that prevent child marriages
2 months, 1 week ago

State government announces ₹50,000 reward to gram panchayats that prevent child marriages

The Hindu  

To combat child marriage at the grassroots level, the State government has announced a reward of ₹50,000 for gram panchayats that either fully eliminate or significantly reduce child marriage cases. These officers will collaborate with government departments and Non-Governmental Organizations to prevent child marriages. Bidar district reported zero child marriages, with all 29 complaints from April to September 2024 successfully …

Supreme Court's Judgment on Child Marriage: A Violation of Fundamental Constitutional Rights
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court's Judgment on Child Marriage: A Violation of Fundamental Constitutional Rights

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued guidelines to prevent child marriages, stating that child marriages violate the rights to self-determination, choice, autonomy, sexuality, health and education of children. The Court noted that child marriages impose mature burdens on children who are not physically or mentally prepared to comprehend the significance of marriage. When women are forced into marriages to protect their …

Assam model helps slash child marriage by 81%: Report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Assam model helps slash child marriage by 81%: Report

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Assam government’s emphasis on legal intervention in child marriage cases is now a proven model for the rest of the country to follow, a report released on World Day for International Justice on July 17 said. The report titled ‘Towards Justice: Ending Child Marriage’ by India Child Protection said Assam’s legal strategy helped slash child marriages in the …

Three arrested in child marriage case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Three arrested in child marriage case

The Hindu  

The Shankarnarayana police of Udupi district have arrested three persons, including a minor girl’s father and bridegroom, in connection with a case of child marriage. The police said the marriage of a 17 year and eight months old girl was carried out on May 21. Following counselling, personnel from the office of Kundapura Child Development Project Officer found that the …

Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages

Hindustan Times  

India has made remarkable strides in the decline of child marriages over the last few decades and has led global progress to eliminate the practice. There is also a discrepancy in reported numbers, where despite high prevalence of child marriages recorded under NFHS-V, National Crime Records Bureau’s annual ‘Crime in India’ report recorded an average of only around 360 incidents …

Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal? | Explained
1 year ago

Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: A recent study on child marriage in India published in the Lancet noted the overall decrease in child marriage across the country but pointed out that four States, mainly Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra accounted for more than half of the total headcount burden of child marriages in girls. The publication states that while …

Unending saga of Chittoor’s child brides
1 year, 3 months ago

Unending saga of Chittoor’s child brides

The Hindu  

In the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the parents of a 13-year-old girl in a remote village of Bangarupalem mandal in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district frantically searched for medical help as the teen went into labour. Child marriage remains a harsh reality for over 100 forested villages in Bangarupalem, Palamaner, Gangavaram, Baireddipalle, V.Kota and Kuppam mandals in Chittoor …

14-Yr-Old Girl Married In Maha’s Thane Over Promise Of Gold, 1 Lakh Cash. Police Nab 5 Accused
1 year, 4 months ago

14-Yr-Old Girl Married In Maha’s Thane Over Promise Of Gold, 1 Lakh Cash. Police Nab 5 Accused

ABP News  

Five persons were arrested and three are at large in a child marriage case in Thane district in Maharashtra, news agency PTI reported citing a police official said on Saturday. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006 outlaws child marriage and provides for its prevention as well as the protection of child brides. For solemnising a child marriage, the …

Maharashtra: Child Marriage a Reality in Sugarcane Belt Beed, Where Couples Are Preferred as Farm Labourers
1 year, 4 months ago

Maharashtra: Child Marriage a Reality in Sugarcane Belt Beed, Where Couples Are Preferred as Farm Labourers

News 18  

Child marriage has become a serious issue in Maharashtra, a state known for the women’s education movement started by Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule. In Beed district alone, authorities have intercepted over 160 child marriages in the last eight months while, since January, police have filed 21 FIRs against parents as well as relatives. Maharashtra’s highest number of child marriages in …

Child Marriage in Assam: One Zakir Hussain Laskar arrested for marrying 12-year-old girl
1 year, 5 months ago

Child Marriage in Assam: One Zakir Hussain Laskar arrested for marrying 12-year-old girl

Op India  

Hailakandi police in Assam arrested a man on 27 July in a child marriage case which resulted in the liberation of a 15-year-old girl and an infant who is reported to be their son. Assam government’s crackdown on child marriages Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reaffirmed his government’s commitment to eradicate child marriage by 2026, which has been a …

Teachers, Anganwadi staff can play a key role in preventing child marriages, says child rights panel chief
1 year, 5 months ago

Teachers, Anganwadi staff can play a key role in preventing child marriages, says child rights panel chief

The Hindu  

State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairman Kesali Appa Rao has said the poor functioning and negligence of the Education Department staff was among the reasons for the continuing child marriages in the State. Speaking at a State-level consultation on ‘AP Prohibition of Child Marriage Rules - 2023’ under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006, jointly organised by SCPCR, …

Assam child marriages crackdown | Ratio of arrests of Muslims to Hindus is 55:45, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
1 year, 10 months ago

Assam child marriages crackdown | Ratio of arrests of Muslims to Hindus is 55:45, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on March 15 said that an equivalent number of Muslims and Hindus were arrested during the State government's ongoing operation against child marriage in the State. The Chief Minister said that the Assam government is discussing bringing a new law in the State against Child Marriage and that the State government's drive against Child …

Why does child marriage continue to be an issue in India? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 10 months ago

Why does child marriage continue to be an issue in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, Assam began a massive crackdown against child marriages in the State - so far, over 4,000 cases have been registered and over 3,000 people have been arrested. Assam has high rates of child marriage - while the all-India figure as per the latest National Family Health Survey was 23.3%, in Assam, the figure was 31.8 percent. The …

The battle against child marriage
1 year, 11 months ago

The battle against child marriage

The Hindu  

For the first time in more than two decades, a police team from the Ulukunchi outpost came asking questions at Birsingi, a village in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district. Assam’s Director-General of Police, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, said the exercise was planned after the Chief Minister sought action against large-scale child marriages two months ago. Seeking the cooperation of the people …

'Not Any Religion, Targeting Those Violating Law': Sarma Clarifies on Child Marriage Row
1 year, 11 months ago

'Not Any Religion, Targeting Those Violating Law': Sarma Clarifies on Child Marriage Row

News 18  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday clarified that the state’s crackdown on child marriages was not against any religion but targeted action against those violating the law as protests, suicide and appeals marked the clampdown. The crackdown on child marriage also led to the cancellation of several weddings of underage girls in Assam’s Barak Valley comprising Hailakandi, Cachar …

Nearly 3,000, including women arrested as Assam CM orders crackdown against child marriages
1 year, 11 months ago

Nearly 3,000, including women arrested as Assam CM orders crackdown against child marriages

India Today  

As many as 2,666 people have so far been arrested in connection with cases related to child marriages in Assam. — Himanta Biswa Sarma February 9, 2023 As of February 7, a total of 2,528 people from across the state were arrested for indulging in child marriage. PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT 2006 The act, which came into force on …

Assam's child marriage crackdown: Bread-earner jailed, mother and daughter-in-law beg for alms
1 year, 11 months ago

Assam's child marriage crackdown: Bread-earner jailed, mother and daughter-in-law beg for alms

India Today  

A mother and her daughter-in-law from Assam’s Dhubri district were seen begging for alms after the only bread-earner of the family was arrested in Assam’s child marriage crackdown. Following the directive issued by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to curb rampant child marriages in the state, several families have been left fighting for survival as the breadwinners of the …

Crackdown against child marriage will continue: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
1 year, 11 months ago

Crackdown against child marriage will continue: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Altogether 2,441 people have been arrested since the drive against child marriage was launched in Assam on February 2, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on February 6. Assam’s Director-General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh said the crackdown followed a direction from the Chief Minister two months ago based on inputs that child marriage was rampant in parts …

Assam: Crackdown on child marriage continues, number of total arrests rises to 2,441
1 year, 11 months ago

Assam: Crackdown on child marriage continues, number of total arrests rises to 2,441

India TV News  

In an unprecedented state-wide action against families involved in child marriages, Assam police so far arrested 2,441 as of Monday. The crackdown on child marriage continued on the fourth day with the number of arrests totalling 2,441 so far, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Sarma had earlier said those facing Prohibition of Child Marriage Act charges are under bailable …

Assam Police arrests 2044 in illegal child marriage cases, number of complaints and accused rises to 4074 and 8000 respectively
1 year, 11 months ago

Assam Police arrests 2044 in illegal child marriage cases, number of complaints and accused rises to 4074 and 8000 respectively

Op India  

In a sweeping crackdown on child marriage in Assam, the police arrested around 2,044 people including 57 Kazis and Pujaris for their involvement and alleged participation in child marriage on Friday. Similarly, action will be taken under the prevention of child marriage act in cases where the age of the bride is between 14 and 18 years. The cabinet also …

Child marriage crackdown: Assam Police arrests over 2,100 people linked to heinous act
1 year, 11 months ago

Child marriage crackdown: Assam Police arrests over 2,100 people linked to heinous act

India TV News  

Child marriage crackdown : As many as 2,170 people were arrested in relation to child marriage cases in Assam, Police spokesperson said on Satuday. Director General of Assam Police GP Singh, while addressing a press conference on Friday, said that 4,074 cases related to child marriage have been registered at different police stations across the state. DGP Singh further informed …

Assam to launch massive crackdown on child marriage from February 3
1 year, 11 months ago

Assam to launch massive crackdown on child marriage from February 3

The Hindu  

The Assam government will launch a massive crackdown from February 3 on child marriage, arresting offenders and also undertaking extensive awareness campaigning, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Police have registered 4,004 cases of child marriage in less than a fortnight. Those having married girls below 14 years of age will be booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual …

Over 4,000 cases lodged as part of campaign against child marriages in Assam
1 year, 11 months ago

Over 4,000 cases lodged as part of campaign against child marriages in Assam

Hindustan Times  

Over 4,000 cases have been registered as part of the campaign against under-aged marriages in Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. On January 23, the Assam Cabinet approved a crackdown on child marriages as the National Family Health Survey-5 carried out between 2019 and 2020 showed that percentage of women aged between 20-24 married before the legal …

Thousands will be arrested in crackdown on child marriage, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
1 year, 11 months ago

Thousands will be arrested in crackdown on child marriage, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

India Today  

Over the next one week, thousands of men in Assam who married underage girls will be arrested. Himanta Biswa Sarma’s announcement on Thursday was part of the government's campaign against child marriage, which he cited as the reason behind child pregnancy, which in turn was responsible for high maternal and infant mortality rates in Assam. In total, 4,004 cases have …

Explained | How is India planning to end child marriage?
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | How is India planning to end child marriage?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The steering committee of a global programme to end child marriage is on a visit to India to witness state interventions which have helped reduce the prevalence of child marriage. Eight States have a higher prevalence of child marriage than the national average — West Bengal, Bihar and Tripura top the list with more than 40% …

Jharkhand records country's highest percentage of child marriage among girls
2 years, 3 months ago

Jharkhand records country's highest percentage of child marriage among girls

India TV News  

Highlights Jharkhand has earned the disrepute of having highest percentage of underage girls getting married Jharkhand and West Bengal, only states where half of the women are married before the age of 21 32 people were killed on allegations of practicing witchcraft in Jharkhand in 2015 Child Marriage: Infamous for witchcraft killings, Jharkhand has earned the disrepute of having the …

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. …

"Numbers Are Mind Boggling": Bombay High Court Observes About Child Marriages In 16 Tribal Districts In Maharashtra
2 years, 8 months ago

"Numbers Are Mind Boggling": Bombay High Court Observes About Child Marriages In 16 Tribal Districts In Maharashtra

Live Law  

Three thousand children born out of child marriages were found to be severely malnourished, while six hundred and one children born out of such unisons died in the past three years, an expert committee formed by the Maharashtra Government informed the Bombay High Court on Monday. "The numbers are mind boggling," Chief Justice Dipankar Datta observed while later asserting in …

Class 9 girl in Rajasthan stops her wedding with SOS message to child helpline
3 years, 1 month ago

Class 9 girl in Rajasthan stops her wedding with SOS message to child helpline

Hindustan Times  

JAIPUR: A class 9 student of a government school in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district approached a child helpline on Monday to stop her wedding scheduled a few days later, saying she wanted to continue going to school. Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Sangeeta Beniwal said most complaints of child marriages received by them in the state pertain to …

Rajasthan govt rolls back law after uproar over controversial child marriage clause
3 years, 3 months ago

Rajasthan govt rolls back law after uproar over controversial child marriage clause

India Today  

The Rajasthan government has rolled back the Rajasthan Compulsory Registrations of Marriage Amendment Bill, 2021, after it got embroiled in controversy for making it mandatory to register all marriages, including those of minors. OPPOSITION TO THE LAW The Opposition in Rajasthan accused the Congress government of opening “the floodgates” for child marriage in the state and giving “validation to what …

Child marriage valid if 'child' doesn't declare it void at 18: Punjab and Haryana HC
3 years, 3 months ago

Child marriage valid if 'child' doesn't declare it void at 18: Punjab and Haryana HC

India Today  

A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a marriage contracted with a minor girl would be legally valid if the child upon turning 18 does not declare it void. It would become valid if no steps are taken by the ‘child’ to declare the marriage void on attaining majority, the high court ruled. “In …

NCRB Data Shows 50% Rise in Child Marriage Cases in 2020; Experts Say More Reporting May Be Factor
3 years, 3 months ago

NCRB Data Shows 50% Rise in Child Marriage Cases in 2020; Experts Say More Reporting May Be Factor

News 18  

About 50 per cent rise in the cases of child marriages has been recorded in 2020 over the previous year, according to the recent NCRB data, with experts saying it does not only mean there has been an increase in these instances but that there also has been a rise in reporting. According to the National Crime Records Bureau data …

About 50% rise in child marriage cases in 2020; experts say more reporting may be a factor
3 years, 3 months ago

About 50% rise in child marriage cases in 2020; experts say more reporting may be a factor

India Today  

About 50 per cent rise in the cases of child marriages has been recorded in 2020 over the previous year, according to the recent NCRB data, with experts saying it does not only mean there has been an increase in these instances but that there also has been a rise in reporting. According to the National Crime Records Bureau data …

Rajasthan Assembly passes bill to register child marriages, BJP protests
3 years, 3 months ago

Rajasthan Assembly passes bill to register child marriages, BJP protests

India Today  

The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed hungama on Friday after a bill making registration of child marriages compulsory in the state was passed. Leader of the Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria said that registering child marriage is like giving legal recognition to such marriages. Sanyam Lodha, an independent MLA from Sirohi who has supported the Congress government, said this was a "black law" …

Elopements most prosecuted under child marriage law: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

Elopements most prosecuted under child marriage law: Study

The Hindu  

Legal proceedings against child marriages are commonly undertaken against elopements whereas forced child marriages often go unpunished, finds a new study. The report — “Child Marriage Prosecutions in India” — brought out by Partners for Law in Development, a Delhi-based legal resource group, analysed 83 high court and district court verdicts in cases relating to child marriage from 2008 and …

14-Year-Old Married Off To 40-Year-Old In Bihar Village
3 years, 6 months ago

14-Year-Old Married Off To 40-Year-Old In Bihar Village

News 18  

The government has made strict laws against child marriage across the country and has been running an awareness campaign regarding this. Despite these efforts, a 14-year-old girl from Bihar’s Purnea district was allegedly married off to a 40-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district on June 27. On the date fixed, the man arrived at Dimia Chhatarjan village in Purnea …

It Is Necessary To Remind States To Eradicate Child Marriage Menace: Punjab & Haryana High Court
3 years, 7 months ago

It Is Necessary To Remind States To Eradicate Child Marriage Menace: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

Hearing the protection plea of the petitioners, who are yet to attain the marriageable age, the Punjab & Haryana High Court recently declined to provide them protection, and the writ petition was dismissed while noting that that the issue to eradicate child marriage menace needs to be considered by the State.The Bench of Justice Manoj Bajaj was hearing the plea …

Prohibition Of Child Marriage Law Does Not Differentiate On Basis Of Religion: Punjab & Haryana High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Prohibition Of Child Marriage Law Does Not Differentiate On Basis Of Religion: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that even though Muslim Personal law permits marriage upon attaining the age of puberty, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is a secular law and does not make any such distinction on the basis of religion. "Even though as per the Muslim Personal law a valid marriage can be contracted between …

Increase in child marriage cases in Maharashtra due to lockdown: Reports
4 years, 4 months ago

Increase in child marriage cases in Maharashtra due to lockdown: Reports

Op India  

As per a report by journalist Kamlesh Sutar of India Today Group, child marriages in Maharashtra have registered a sharp rise in recent times, as families battle the economic woes caused by the coronavirus-induced lockdown. More than 200 cases of child marriages reported in Maharashtra from March to June 2020 The phenomenon of rise in child marriages is not unique …

Sharp rise in child marriages during lockdown
4 years, 4 months ago

Sharp rise in child marriages during lockdown

The Hindu  

A sharp rise in child marriages has been reported during the COVID-19 lockdown and the subsequent two months, with officials of the Women and Child Development Department stumbling upon over 100 such instances in Mysuru district alone between mid-March and July. Though the officials claimed they had averted most of the child marriages after receiving tip-offs, a follow-up by the …

Marriage In Violation Of Minimum Age Limit Under Hindu Marriage Act Is Voidable, Not Void: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

Marriage In Violation Of Minimum Age Limit Under Hindu Marriage Act Is Voidable, Not Void: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the concerned authorities to register the marriage of a Hindu-couple, while holding that marriages solemnized in violation of age restrictions under Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, are not void. "A perusal of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, shows that in case, a marriage has been solemnized in violation of …

Lockdown: 165 child marriages stopped
4 years, 8 months ago

Lockdown: 165 child marriages stopped

The Hindu  

Officials of the Women Development and Child Welfare Department prevented 165 child marriages in the State during the 49-day lockdown period. “The Integrated Child Development Services, Integrated Child Protection Scheme, Disha Centres, Child Marriage Prohibition Officers, Anganwadi workers, police and Asha workers with the help of locals stopped the minor marriages,” WD&CW Director Krithika Shukla said. The teams responded to …

Now we can bring Kashmiri girls for marriage: Haryana CM Khattar
5 years, 5 months ago

Now we can bring Kashmiri girls for marriage: Haryana CM Khattar

India TV News  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that after abrogation of the provisions of Article 370, girls from Kashmir can now be brought for marriage. Condemning Khattar for his remarks, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "Haryana CM, Khattar's comment on Kashmiri women is despicable and shows what years of RSS training does to the mind of a weak, …

Child marriages flourish among Muslims in Assam with alleged collusion of court officials, lawyers and ignorant parents
5 years, 6 months ago

Child marriages flourish among Muslims in Assam with alleged collusion of court officials, lawyers and ignorant parents

Firstpost  

Prepared as a legal document and authenticated by the notary of a lower court, the affidavits are considered as “marriage deeds” of a minor who is yet to attain the age of consent, often with a person thrice her age. After both parties decide on the marriage, they go to the notary for a ‘legal agreement’,” said Illias Rahman Sarkar, …

Child marriage widespread in Bihar, Rajasthan and Bengal: Unicef report
5 years, 11 months ago

Child marriage widespread in Bihar, Rajasthan and Bengal: Unicef report

India Today  

Although child marriages in India have declined, a few states like Bihar, West Bengal and Rajasthan continue to carry on with the harmful practice and there is nearly 40 per cent prevalence in these states, the Unicef said. A new report 'Factsheet Child Marriages 2019' released by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund late on Monday stated that while …

Child marriage is a bane in India: A glance at several shocking facts
6 years, 5 months ago

Child marriage is a bane in India: A glance at several shocking facts

India Today  

The issue of child marriage has always been an alarming one. Various reasons for child marriage Child marriages often occurred throughout history and are still prevailing due to variety of reasons including: Poverty Insecurity Political and financial reasons Lack of education Patriarchy and gender inequalities Inadequate implementation of the law "Society nowadays does not follow the texts recommending child - …

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