According to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006, a boy below the age of years and a girl below years is considered a minor.

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Rajasthan Police Constable Official Paper (Held On: 8 Nov 2020 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 21,18.

Key Points

According to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006, a boy below the age of 21 years and a girl below 18 years is considered a minor.
Section 3: Punishment for male adult below twenty-one years of age marrying a child --
- Whoever, being a male above eighteen years of age and below twenty-one, contracts a child marriage shall be punishable with simple imprisonment which may extend to fifteen days, or with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
Section 4: Punishment for male adult above twenty-one years of age marrying a child --
- Whoever, being a male above twenty-one years of age, contracts a child marriage shall be punishable with simple imprisonment which may extend to three months, and shall also be liable to a fine.

Confusion Points

On December 20, the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was introduced in the Lok Sabha. It has been sent to a Standing Committee. According to the Bill, a child is defined as “a male or female who has not completed 21 years of age”.