Muslim girls can marry at 16: Punjab and Haryana HC upholds minor marriage citing Sharia law
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Muslim girls can marry at 16: Punjab and Haryana HC upholds minor marriage citing Sharia law

Citing the Muslim Sharia law, a single-judge bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld minor marriage.

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Jun 20, 2022, 01:19 pm IST
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court have held that a Muslim girl over 16 years of age can marry a person of her choice. The bench of Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi passed the order while disposing of a protection plea of a Muslim couple wherein a 21-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl had approached the HC for protection of their life and liberty from family members.

According to the reports, the marriage of the petitioners was solemnized on June 8, 2022, as per Muslim rites and ceremonies. The Muslim couple argued that ‘in Muslim law, puberty and majority are one and the same, and that there is a presumption that a person attains majority at the age of 15 years’. Quoting Sharia law, they further argued that a Muslim boy or Muslim girl who has attained puberty is at liberty to marry anyone he or she likes, and the guardian has no right to interfere.

The Indian Express quoted Justice Bedi as saying, “The law is clear that the marriage of a Muslim girl is governed by the Muslim Personal Law. As per Article 195 from the book ‘Principles of Mohammedan Law’ by Sir Dinshah Fardunji Mulla, the petitioner No. 2 (girl) being over 16 years of age is competent to enter into a contract of marriage with a person of her choice. Petitioner No.1 (boy) is stated to be more than 21 years of age. Thus, both the petitioners are of marriageable age as envisaged by Muslim Personal Law…”

The bench disposed the petition holding that “the court cannot shut its eyes to the fact that the apprehension of the petitioners needs to be addressed”. The bench also directed the SSP, Pathankot, ‘to decide the representation of the petitioners and take necessary action as per law’.

“Merely because the petitioners have got married against the wishes of their family members, they cannot possibly be deprived of their fundamental rights as envisaged in the Constitution of India,” the bench said.

Topics: Sharia LawPunjab High CourtHaryana High CourtMuslim GirlsMuslimPunjabHaryana
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