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 Arrests are creating havoc... High Court questions on action against child marriage in Assam 

The Assam government's action against child marriage is going on fast. More than 3000 people have been arrested in the state. Here, amidst the action of the Himanta Biswa Sarma government, the Gauhati High Court has raised questions. The High Court has raised questions regarding the application of the POCSO Act in cases of child marriage. While granting pre-arrest bail to 9 accused under the POCSO Act, the High Court said that these are not cases that require custodial interrogation. Gauhati High Court Justice Suman Shyam said, 'POCSO! You can add anything. What is it like Poxo here? Just because POCSO has been added, does it mean that the judges will not see what is there? We are not exonerating anyone here. No one is stopping you from investigating .

          The High Court asked, 'Is there any allegation of rape here?' While hearing the case, the Justice described the allegations as strange. He said, 'These are not such cases that custodial interrogation can be done. Proceed according to you (state) law. File a charge sheet and if they are convicted, then they are guilty. It is creating havoc in the personal lives of people where there are children, family members and old people.

women protesting on the road

More than 3000 persons have been arrested recently in Assam for indulging in child marriages. These arrests have divided Assam into two factions. Over 3,000 people have been arrested so far for their alleged involvement in child marriage in Assam. Women are protesting and protesting against the arrest of the sole earning members of their families.

    Admits and the children of such marriage get all the legal rights. He said that the law says that a child marriage is void only when the petition is filed in the district court by a person who was a minor at the time of the marriage and if the petitioner is a minor, the petition can be filed through his guardian. Ghosh said that if a petition is filed by a person who was a minor at the time of the marriage, it should be filed within two years of the person attaining majority. 

Ghosh said in most of the arrests, the couple would now be adults

 and if they did not file a petition to annul their marriage, 

the government would have to There is no right to interfere in their personal life.

 Eminent scholar

Manorama Sharma said that child marriage should be stopped but it is a social
evil, there is no law and order problem.