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Haryana Government said as many as 923 complaints of child marriage have so far been received across the state in past 17 months and 531 such marriages were prevented through counselling.
Facts :
Of these, 615 complaints were received between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2018, and 248 complaints from April 1 to August 31. An analysis of the reported instances of child marriage reveals that a majority of such cases have been reported from the parts of Haryana bordering Rajasthan, followed by the Mewat area. The maximum complaints of child marriage during 2017-18 were received from Fatehabad district (85), followed by Sirsa (81) and Mewat (52). On the contrary, three complaints of child marriage were received from Panchkula district, nine from Jhajjar and 11 from Faridabad. As many as 28 complaints were referred to police for necessary action and application was filed in court for nullity in 13 cases under Section 3 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. Under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, marriage of a boy below 21 years of age and a girl below 18 is an offence and attracts a 2-year imprisonment or Rs. one lakh fine, or both.
Analysis :
Officials dealing with the cases of child marriage maintain that parents marry off their minor daughters if they have or are suspected to have love affairs; or if the parents apprehend that their daughter may elope with a youth of her choice. “The patriarchal mindset, which does not allow a girl to exercise her choice in the matter of marriage, appears to be the dominating factor. The parents are also aware of the fact that once the girl attains adulthood, she can legally marry a youth of her choice and then, they would not be able to do anything about it. Raja Sekhar Vundru, Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, says the high number of complaints only shows that the government has been able to prevent these child marriages.
Steps taken by Protection-cum-Child Marriage Prohibition Department to check the occurrence of child marriages :
On receiving any complaint/information of child marriage, the Protection-cum-Child Marriage Prohibition Officer at the first instance verify the facts. If the complaint is found true, we counsel the parents of the girl as well as the boy and tell them about the punishment they can get in case they solemnise a child marriage. If they understand the point and agree not to marry their minor children, we take affidavits from them. Some cases are referred to the police and in some others, we have to obtain injunction (stay orders) from a court of law. Raja Sekhar Vundru said, “We have Child Marriage Prohibition Officers in all districts of the state who always swing into action the moment they receive any complaint of child marriage”.
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