A division bench of Justices PB Bajanthri and Ramesh Chand Malviya dismissed a plea filed by a man who sought custody of his wife aged less than 17 years
The Court noted that if the allegations against the concerned police officials are ultimately found true, the petitioner-advocate would be entitled to compensation.
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.
Over 11 years after a 5-year-old was kidnapped in Bihar’s Siwan district, the Patna High Court recently ordered the State Crime Investigation Department (CID) to re-investigate the case and recover the minor child.