A groom of 25 years marries a bride of 15 years of age. Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 alone, the…

Section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 requires the bride to have completed eighteen years, but a breach of this condition is not a ground in section 11 (void marriages) or section 12 (voidable marriages). It is instead punishable under section 18(a), so under the Act the marriage is valid but punishable.

Separately, section 3 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 makes a child marriage voidable at the option of the party who was a child at the time of the marriage.