CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, Under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act-2006, the age of the boy for marriage should not be less than 21 years and the age of the girl should not be less than 18 years. If the age of the boy or girl is less than this, then it will fall in the category of child marriage and under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006, there will be a punishment of 02 years of rigorous imprisonment for the male adult who performs the child marriage ceremony and for the persons who perform the ritual of child marriage or There is a provision of a fine of Rs 1 lakh or both. There is an orthodox tradition that the day of Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej) is very auspicious for this type of event and usually such marriages take place on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. Child marriage is a social evil which has serious physical and mental side effects. District Probation Officer and District Child Marriage Prohibition Officer Abhishek Kumar Pandey has appealed to the banquet halls, marriage halls, tent businessmen, band-makers, photo-graphers, printing press, priests, Maulvi, caterers etc. who organize marriages to get the marriage done by whoever Get clear information about his/her age, otherwise those who are involved or cooperate in organizing child marriage in any way may also be liable for punishment. He has appealed to the voluntary organizations and the civil society to discourage child marriage and in relation to any incident of child marriage, give information to the Office of District Probation Officer/District Child Marriage Prohibition Officer, Collectorate, Saharanpur, 100 No., 181 Women Help Line, their Please inform the nearest police station and post immediately so that child marriage can be stopped immediately.