Muslim personal law, POCSO and child marriage: What’s the legal conflict?
- A recent Punjab and Haryana High Court case has revived questions over Muslim personal law and child marriage.
- Under Muslim personal law, puberty is generally presumed at 15, allowing marriage; POCSO treats anyone below 18 as a child.
- The Kerala High Court recently refused to quash POCSO proceedings involving a man who claimed his 17-year-old wife was legally married to him.
- The Supreme Court may eventually have to address the conflict between personal law, POCSO and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
Source: theprint.in
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