Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Indian legislation
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir
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| gptkbp:appointedBy |
Child Marriage Prohibition Officer
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| gptkbp:childMarriageVoidableAtOptionOf |
contracting party who was a child at the time of marriage
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| gptkbp:childMarriageVoidInCertainCircumstances |
if minor is compelled by force or induced by deceit
if minor is sold for marriage if minor is taken or enticed out of keeping of lawful guardian |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
2006
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
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| gptkbp:minimumAgeOfMarriage |
18 years for females
21 years for males |
| gptkbp:offenceCognizable |
yes
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| gptkbp:offenceNonBailable |
yes
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| gptkbp:offenceNonCompoundable |
yes
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| gptkbp:penaltyForMaleAdultMarryingChild |
rigorous imprisonment up to 2 years or fine up to 1 lakh rupees or both
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| gptkbp:penaltyForPromotingChildMarriage |
rigorous imprisonment up to 2 years and fine up to 1 lakh rupees
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| gptkbp:penaltyForSolemnizingChildMarriage |
rigorous imprisonment up to 2 years and fine up to 1 lakh rupees
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| gptkbp:providesFor |
custody and maintenance of children born of child marriage
maintenance and residence to female contracting party |
| gptkbp:purpose |
prohibit child marriages
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Indian_family_law
women's rights child rights |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
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| gptkbp:shortName |
PCMA
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1 November 2007
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| gptkbp:status |
in force
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Independent_Thought_v._Union_of_India
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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