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To whom does the substantive option to annul a child marriage belong under section 3(1) of the…

Section 3(1) reserves the annulment option to the spouse who was a child at marriage. Section 3(2) permits a minor petitioner to act through a guardian or next friend along…

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To whom does the substantive option to annul a child marriage belong under section 3(1) of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, as distinct from filing through representatives under section 3(2)?

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Section 3(1) reserves the annulment option to the spouse who was a child at marriage. Section 3(2) permits a minor petitioner to act through a guardian or next friend along with the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer; those helpers have no independent option to annul the marriage.

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