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2023

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

In which state will men marrying girls under 14 be booked under the POCSO Act?

A	Gujarat
B	Bihar
C	Assam
D	Nagaland

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Assam Cabinet on June 23 decided to book men who marry girls below 14 years in the State under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Assam has a high rate of maternal and infant mortality and the primary cause is child marriage.

Detailed explanation-2: -While the PCMA sets the legal age for marriage at 18 years for girls and 21 years for boys, and the POCSO Act puts the legal age for consent as 18 years, Muslim personal law allows marriage if the boy and girl have attained puberty.

Detailed explanation-3: -On January 23, Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the State government would launch a State-wide drive against child marriage under the Prohibition of Child Marriage (PCMA) Act, 2006 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, 2011.

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