Supreme Court issues comprehensive guidelines for effective implementation of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act: A detailed breakdown
“Orientation of these guidelines is to prioritise prevention before protection and protection before penalisation.”
“Orientation of these guidelines is to prioritise prevention before protection and protection before penalisation.”
The Court declared the marriage as null and void on the grounds of mental and physical cruelty as the wife, being a minor, was not ready to perform the marital obligations
“If the girl is not a major and has eloped with a person and expresses fear of life if her custody is given back to her parents, then the Court shall send her to appropriate shelter home where her interest could be best taken care of till she becomes a major.”