Child Marriage

Supreme Court dismisses NCPCR plea against HC view that Muslim girls can marry if they are 15 years old
Supreme Court orders police protection for minor girl who fled to escape child marriage with 33-year-old man
Kerala High Court calls for joint efforts to curb child marriage among Wayanad tribal population
Why Bombay High Court granted bail to man accused of impregnating minor fiancé
Difference in legal marriage age for men and women based on patriarchal bias: Allahabad High Court
Supreme Court roadmap to stop child marriages - special courts, empowering magistrates, dedicated police
Prosecuting people hasn't stopped child marriages; community-driven approach required: Supreme Court
Himachal Pradesh passes Bill to raise women's age of marriage to 21 years
Ban on child marriage applies to all religions; overrides Muslim personal law: Kerala High Court
POCSO Act not meant to criminalise consensual relationships of adolescents: Karnataka High Court
Madras High Court quashes POCSO charges, child marriage case against man citing plight of children born from the union
If wife is minor, husband has no inherent right to seek her custody: Patna High Court
Patna High Court refuses to hand over custody of minor wife to husband but orders him to deposit money for newborn
Bombay High Court seeks details from State on child marriage prohibition officers in Maharashtra
POCSO Act overrides Muslim personal law; husband liable for sex with minor Muslim wife: Kerala High Court
[Malnutrition] 6,852 child deaths in Maharashtra in last 3 years; 601 deceased infants born from child marriages: State to Bombay High Court
[Prohibition of Child Marriage] There hardly seem to be any FIRs: Bombay High Court to Maharashtra government
Plea filed before Bombay High Court against non-implementation of child marriage prohibition laws in Maharashtra
Delhi High Court seeks Central govt's response on plea to declare all child marriages void ab initio
[Child marriages in tribal areas] "Married at 12, conceive before 15:" Bombay High Court orders survey
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