Question

Who is a child under Protection of Child Marriage Act?
1. a person who is still under the supervision of his parents.
2. a person who has not completed 21 years in case of male and 18 years in case of female.
3. a person under the age of 14 years.
4. a person who has not completed 17 years of age 
5. None of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : a person who has not completed 21 years in case of male and 18 years in case of female.

The correct answer is Option 2.

• Prohibition of Child Marriage Act:
  • The act was passed in 2006.
  • This Act is aimed to prohibit child marriage, protect and provide relief to victim and enhance punishment for those who abet, promote or solemnize such marriage.
  • A child is a person who has not completed 21 years in case of male and 18 years in case of female.

• The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 came into force on 1st November 2007 in India.
• In October 2017, Supreme Court of India gave a landmark judgement criminalising sex with a child bride, hence removing an exception in India’s criminal jurisprudence which had until then accorded legal protection to men who raped their minor wives.