The Economic Times

Muslim personal law recognising puberty as age of marriage violates POCSO Act, PCMA: Allahabad HC

A bench of justices JJ Munir and Achal Sachdev observed that the age of marriage for every citizen of the country irrespective of religion is same as has been spelt out by the PCMA. The bench made these observations while dismissing a writ petition filed by Rubi and 18 others seeking to quash an FIR registered against them for allegedly assaulting and obstructing a police and child line rescue team.