A, a Hindu boy, aged 15 years, marries B, a Hindu girl, aged 12 years under Hindu marriage act 1955.…
Under Section 13(2)(iv) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (option of puberty) a girl whose marriage was solemnised before she attained 15 may repudiate it after attaining 15…
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A, a Hindu boy, aged 15 years, marries B, a Hindu girl, aged 12 years under Hindu marriage act 1955. The marriage was consummated when the girl had attained puberty (which she did at the age of 13) the girl at the age of 17
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Correct answer C
Under Section 13(2)(iv) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (option of puberty) a girl whose marriage was solemnised before she attained 15 may repudiate it after attaining 15 but before 18, so at 17 she "can seek repudiation of marriage".
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