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An injunction under Section 13 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 can be issued when the…

Section 13(1) applies where the Magistrate is satisfied that a child marriage in contravention of the Act "has been arranged" or "is about to be solemnised". The injunction…

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An injunction under Section 13 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 can be issued when the Magistrate is satisfied that a child marriage:

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Section 13(1) applies where the Magistrate is satisfied that a child marriage in contravention of the Act "has been arranged" or "is about to be solemnised". The injunction is preventive; a marriage already solemnised is dealt with by annulment under s. 3 or the penal sections.

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