The New Hampshire House passed a bill Thursday raising the legal age of marriage to 18, sending the legislation to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk after years of advocacy. Senate Bill 359, which passed 192-174, states that “no person below the age of 18 years shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage, and all marriages […] The post House passes bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18, sending it to governor appeared first on New Hampshire Bulletin.
The Patna High Court recently annulled a marriage on the ground that the groom was forced to marry at gunpoint and Saptapadi (saat pheras) under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) was not performed.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside an order of a family court asking a woman’s second husband to pay her a monthly maintenance allowance after it was revealed that she had not divorced her.
The Court while refusing to quash a case against a man, said that it would be harsh to the women if the accused-man is allowed to take a plea of absence of valid marriage to escape liability under Section 498A.