Child marriage has been an issue in India for a long time. Because of
its root in traditional, cultural and religious practises it has been a
hard battle to fight. Child marriage is also associated with other
problems like dowry and child widowhood. It is also associated with
malnutrition, poor health of mothers and high fertility and hence
over-population. Thus, it is imperative to have a legislation in place
to fix the above mentioned issues. Therefore, The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act was enacted in 2006. The following is an overview of the act.
According to the act a child is a male who has not completed twenty one
years of age and a female who has not completed eighteen years of age.
Child marriage is a contract between any two people of which either one
or both parties is a child. This is the major reason why a child is not
permitted to enter into marriage.
Even though marriage generally comes in the purview of personal laws,
this Act is an overall legislation which clearly states that marriage of
a child (as explained above) is not permitted under any circumstances.
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