Society · 18 Jul 2026

Section 13(1) PCMA 2006

With reference to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, consider the following statements:

  1. Section 13(1) of the Act empowers a Judicial Magistrate to issue an injunction preventing a child marriage before it is solemnised.
  2. A marriage solemnised in violation of an injunction issued under Section 13(1) is voidable at the option of the minor party upon attaining majority.
  3. The PCMA, 2006 replaced the earlier Child Marriage Restraint Act of

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only
B1 and 2 only
C1 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3
This question is based on: Five Marriages, One Morning: How a 2006 Law Learned to Move Before the Wedding
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Why in news

Five child marriages, including two involving boys aged nine and twelve under the Aata-Saata exchange custom, were halted in Sikar, Rajasthan after a magistrate issued injunctions under Section 13(1) of the PCMA, 2006, following intelligence from an NGO.

Why for UPSC

UPSC frequently tests precise legal distinctions such as void versus voidable within welfare legislation, rather than the mere existence of a provision, making this exactly the layer beneath the headline fact that examiners probe.

Prelims summary

Section 13(1) of the PCMA, 2006 allows pre-emptive injunctions against child marriage; violation renders the marriage void ab initio, not voidable. The Act replaced the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929.

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