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Child marriage in India. Child marriage in India, according to the Indian law, is a marriage where the woman and man both are younger than 21 years of age. Most child marriages involve girls younger than 21, many of whom are from poor socio-economic conditions. Child marriages are prevalent in India.
Phulmoni Dasi rape case. The Phulmoni Dasi rape case was a case of child marriage and subsequent marital rape in India in 1889, which resulted in the death of the 10-year-old girl, Phulmoni Dasi. [1] The case led to the conviction of the husband in 1890 and triggered several legal reforms. [2]
Bhanwari Devi (also spelled Bahveri Devi) is an Indian social-worker from Bhaateri, Rajasthan, who was gang raped in 1992 by men angered by her efforts to prevent a child marriage in their family. Her subsequent treatment by the police, and court acquittal of the accused, attracted widespread national and international media attention, and ...
UNICEF defines child marriage as marriage before 18 years of age and considers this practice a violation of human rights. [1] Child marriage has been an issue in India for a long time, because of its root in traditional, cultural and religious protection it has been a hard battle to fight.
Vishaka and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan was a 1997 Indian Supreme Court case where various women's groups led by Naina Kapur and her organisation, Sakshi filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the state of Rajasthan and the central Government of India to enforce the fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India.
Known for. Child marriage activism. Kriti Bharti (born August 19, 1987) is an Indian rehabilitation psychologist and children's rights activist. [1] Bharti made headlines as the first annuller of child marriage in India. [2] She is the founder and director of Saarthi Trust, a non-profit organization that primarily rescues and ensures the ...
e. Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, usually between a child and an adult, but can also be between a child and another child. [1] Although the age of majority (legal adulthood) and marriage age are typically 18 years old, these thresholds can differ in different jurisdictions. [2] In some regions, the ...
Status: Repealed. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, passed on 28 September 1929, in the Imperial Legislative Council of India, fixed the minimum age of marriage for girls at 14 years and boys at 18 years. In 1949, after India's independence, it was amended to fix the age of 15 for girls, and in 1978 to 18 for girls and 21 for boys.