Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (leaving aside the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006), if a…

Breach of the age condition in Section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act does not make the marriage "void" or "voidable" under the Act; it remains "valid but punishable" under Section 18. Under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, such a marriage is voidable at the option of the party who was a child.