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"Criminal To Love?" Top Court Asks, Junks Plea Over Muslim Girl's Marriage
The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, or NCPCR, that challenged a 2022 Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict granting protection to a (then) 16-year-old Muslim girl.
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Odisha Police Officer Suspended For Forcefully Marrying, Torturing Minor
An assistant sub-inspector of Odisha Police has been suspended for allegedly forcefully marrying a minor and torturing her, an officer said on Friday.
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"Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 20-Year-Old Filed By Mother Of One
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed a rape case slapped against a man below marriageable age by an older married woman whom he had been in a relationship with.
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Married Telangana Man, 40, Marries Class 8 Student
A real-life 'Balika Vadhu' has been reported from Telangana where a 13-year-old girl in Ranga Reddy district has been rescued from child marriage after her teacher alerted the district child protection services and the police.
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He Killed Nephew, Tried To Extract Liver For "Ritual" To Win Back Wife
A man and a self-styled 'tantrik' have been arrested in Rajasthan for the murder of a six-year-old boy, who was allegedly killed for use in an occult ritual aimed at reconciling the accused's estranged marriage.
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Man Accuses Wife Of Attempt To Murder, Gets Booked Under Child Marriage Act
According to police sources, the Raichur Women's Police have registered a case against the husband, Tataiah, after confirming that he had married a minor girl aged 15.8 years.
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'Trace Them': Supreme Court Orders Hunt For Russian Woman, Child
In a dispute pertaining to a custody of a four-year-old child, the Supreme Court directed the External Affairs and Home ministries to issue look-out notices to track a Russian women who allegedly absconded with the boy from her marriage to an Indian.
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Taliban Tells Afghan, 45, Who Married 6-Year-Old: "Wait Till She's 9"
Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, the country has seen a significant increase in child and early marriages.
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Four Arrested For Staging Fake Wedding Between Adult Man And 9-Year-Old Girl At Disneyland Paris
Four people have been arrested at Disneyland Paris after allegedly attempting to stage a fake wedding between a 22-year-old British man and a 9-year-old Ukrainian girl.
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Bihar Teen Forcefully Married To 33-Year-Old Man. Supreme Court Steps In
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Bihar government on a petition filed by a 16-year-old girl, who is "facing threat" for refusing to continue her "coerced" marriage with a 33-year-old man.
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"Want To Study": Girl, 16, Approaches Supreme Court, Seeks To End Her Child Marriage
A 16-year-old girl from Bihar approached the Supreme Court through her best friend, seeking annulment of her forced marriage under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma Vows To End Child Marriage In Assam By 2026
The Assam government's approach of taking legal action against child marriage led to an 81 per cent decline in such cases in 20 of its 35 districts between 2021-22 and 2023-24, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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Sobhita Dhulipala And Naga Chaitanya Expecting First Child After Five Months Of Marriage? Here's What We Know
Sobhita and Naga Chaitanya married on December 4
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An Auspicious Day Tainted By Child Sexual Abuse
Auspicious Akshaya Tritiya, meant for prosperity, sadly marks child marriages, a tragic misfortune for our daughters
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"Criminal To Love?" Top Court Asks, Junks Plea Over Muslim Girl's Marriage
The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, or NCPCR, that challenged a 2022 Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict granting protection to a (then) 16-year-old Muslim girl.
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Odisha Police Officer Suspended For Forcefully Marrying, Torturing Minor
An assistant sub-inspector of Odisha Police has been suspended for allegedly forcefully marrying a minor and torturing her, an officer said on Friday.
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"Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 20-Year-Old Filed By Mother Of One
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed a rape case slapped against a man below marriageable age by an older married woman whom he had been in a relationship with.
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Married Telangana Man, 40, Marries Class 8 Student
A real-life 'Balika Vadhu' has been reported from Telangana where a 13-year-old girl in Ranga Reddy district has been rescued from child marriage after her teacher alerted the district child protection services and the police.
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He Killed Nephew, Tried To Extract Liver For "Ritual" To Win Back Wife
A man and a self-styled 'tantrik' have been arrested in Rajasthan for the murder of a six-year-old boy, who was allegedly killed for use in an occult ritual aimed at reconciling the accused's estranged marriage.
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Man Accuses Wife Of Attempt To Murder, Gets Booked Under Child Marriage Act
According to police sources, the Raichur Women's Police have registered a case against the husband, Tataiah, after confirming that he had married a minor girl aged 15.8 years.
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'Trace Them': Supreme Court Orders Hunt For Russian Woman, Child
In a dispute pertaining to a custody of a four-year-old child, the Supreme Court directed the External Affairs and Home ministries to issue look-out notices to track a Russian women who allegedly absconded with the boy from her marriage to an Indian.
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Taliban Tells Afghan, 45, Who Married 6-Year-Old: "Wait Till She's 9"
Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, the country has seen a significant increase in child and early marriages.
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Four Arrested For Staging Fake Wedding Between Adult Man And 9-Year-Old Girl At Disneyland Paris
Four people have been arrested at Disneyland Paris after allegedly attempting to stage a fake wedding between a 22-year-old British man and a 9-year-old Ukrainian girl.
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Bihar Teen Forcefully Married To 33-Year-Old Man. Supreme Court Steps In
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Bihar government on a petition filed by a 16-year-old girl, who is "facing threat" for refusing to continue her "coerced" marriage with a 33-year-old man.
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"Want To Study": Girl, 16, Approaches Supreme Court, Seeks To End Her Child Marriage
A 16-year-old girl from Bihar approached the Supreme Court through her best friend, seeking annulment of her forced marriage under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma Vows To End Child Marriage In Assam By 2026
The Assam government's approach of taking legal action against child marriage led to an 81 per cent decline in such cases in 20 of its 35 districts between 2021-22 and 2023-24, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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Sobhita Dhulipala And Naga Chaitanya Expecting First Child After Five Months Of Marriage? Here's What We Know
Sobhita and Naga Chaitanya married on December 4
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An Auspicious Day Tainted By Child Sexual Abuse
Auspicious Akshaya Tritiya, meant for prosperity, sadly marks child marriages, a tragic misfortune for our daughters
