Dismissing a habeas corpus petition filed by the father of the girl on Friday, the Bench comprising Justice V. Chitambaresh and Justice K.P. He contended that the boy had not completed 21 years of age and so he was a ‘child’ as defined under Section 2 (a) of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006. Therefore, there could be no valid marriage between the girl and the boy. The court noted that the girl had attained puberty and had the capacity to marry under Section 251 of the Mohammedan Law. The girl was free to live with the boy or marry him later on his attaining the marriageable age, the court said.

Source: The Hindu June 01, 2018 13:04 UTC