Girls used to get married by age of 14, deliver child before 17 years: Gujarat High Court invokes Manusmriti in pregnancy termination matter
Single-judge Justice Samir Dave emphasised that girls in the past would give birth to at least one child by the age of 17, and the same is mentioned in Manusmriti.
The Gujarat High Court Wednesday invoked Manusmriti to emphasise how girls in the past were married off by the age of 14 to 16 years and would have given birth to at least one child by the age of 17.