The marriage of a 15-year-old girl with a 60-year-old man solemnized without her consent but with the…

Under Section 12(1)(c) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a marriage solemnized without the free consent of the petitioner (by force or fraud) is voidable and may be annulled by a decree of nullity at the option of the aggrieved party. Furthermore, under Section 3(1) of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, every child marriage is voidable at the option of the contracting party who was a child at the time of the marriage (and under Section 13(2)(iv) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a wife whose marriage was solemnized before she attained the age of fifteen years may also repudiate the marriage). Therefore, the marriage is voidable at the option of the girl, not the adult man.