The court issued the order while dismissing a petition seeking to quash the criminal case against them under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.
State Police Chief Darvesh Saheb said that most incidents of child marriage occur in the plantation sector. Police officers are well-trained to deal with such scenarios to end child marriage, he added ...
Her in-laws were no more supportive of her education than her parents. With her husband’s support, she pursued her studies through distance education and earned multiple degrees.
According to Health department sources, "Sadhana (name changed) (18) near Rayakottai in Kelamangalam block was married at the age of 14 and delivered a baby at the age of 15.
Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare says the proposal is being studied as part of efforts to reduce child marriages below 10% in five years.
