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Which of the following correctly states the scope of Section 12 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage…

Section 12 concerns the aggravated circumstances it enumerates, including removal from lawful keeping, force or deceit, and sale or trafficking connected with marriage. Its…

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Which of the following correctly states the scope of Section 12 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006?

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Section 12 concerns the aggravated circumstances it enumerates, including removal from lawful keeping, force or deceit, and sale or trafficking connected with marriage. Its nullity does not depend on a conviction. Section 3 gives the ordinary voidability rule; section 14 separately makes marriages in breach of injunctions void.

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