The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reaffirmed [Javed v. State of Haryana] that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice once she turns 15 years old and that such a marriage would not be invalid under the Prohibition of Child Marriage (PCM) Act.

A 16-year-old girl’s 26-year-old husband petitioned the court for her release from the care of a daycare facility on the grounds that she was older than 16 at the time of marriage and participated in the union voluntarily. Justice Vikas Bahl granted the request.

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