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Indian law prohibits child marriage but leaves it to the children to decide whether they want to cancel the marriage or not, if the marriage has taken place.

Child Marriage

This explainer discusses how Indian law prohibits child marriage and punishments for those male adults who marry girls below the age of 18 years and those who either promote, participate or perform any child marriages. It primarily deals with the law laid out in the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006.