Bar, Bench & Firm News Court acquits man of charges of contracting child marriage April 7, 2015 / April 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the offence of marrying a minor, noting that the girl was on the verge of attaining maturity and had eloped on her own will. Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan absolved the man of offences under Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan featured POCSO Act Prohibition of Child marriage Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
Family Law News Child marriage worse than rape Delhi court says September 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Child marriage “is an evil worse than rape” and should be completely eradicated from society, said a Delhi court while ordering registration of a case against a girl’s parents for getting her married at a tender age. Metropolitan magistrate Shivani Chauhan issued the direction while hearing a case of dowry harassment filed by the girl’s […] Read more » Child marriage worse than rape Dowry Prohibition Act Metropolitan Magistrate Shivani Chauhan Prohibition of Child marriage Act
Media & Entertainment News 50 percent women married as minors: Experts March 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nearly 50 percent of marriages in India involve minors – children under the age of 18 years, thanks to the poor implementation of the law, experts said Monday. ‘The consequence of child marriage is in conflict with the development aspirations of the country,’ Ranjana Kumari, president of the WomenPowerConnect (WPC), said at a national workshop […] Read more » 50 percent child marriage domestic violence Experts female foeticide married minors' Prohibition of Child marriage Act women WomenPowerConnect WPC
