Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 196 · Decided 1 March 2017
Bhagwati @ Reena v. Anil Choubey
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 196 · [2017] 4 S.C.R. 421
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4890/2017
- Decided
- 1 March 2017
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Marriage Act Section 12(l)(c), 5(iii), 12(1)(c)
Headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - s.12(l)(c) - Annulme1;t of marriage - Sought by husband on the ground that he was forced to marry appellant under the threat of false complaint and that at the C time of marriage, appellant was less than 18 years of age - Trial court held that marriage of respondent with having not completed 18 years of age at the time of marriage and also that respondent proved that his marriage was held by force - High Court afjlrmed the order of trial court - On appeal, held: s. 12(l)(c) stipulate that only minor spouse D has a right to seek annulment of marriage - In
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