A petition under Section 3 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 must be filed:
Section 3(3) allows the petition "at any time but before the child filing the petition completes two years of attaining majority". The period is counted from the child's…
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A petition under Section 3 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 must be filed:
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Correct answer C
Section 3(3) allows the petition "at any time but before the child filing the petition completes two years of attaining majority". The period is counted from the child's majority, not from the date of the marriage, and it does not end when majority is reached.
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