Chandigarh:
The Punjab-Haryana High Court, while hearing a case, has held that a Muslim girl who is above 16 years of age can marry a boy of her choice. Along with this, the High Court has ordered the police to provide necessary security to the 16-year-old girl to live with her husband.
The Punjab-Haryana High Court held that the marriage of Muslims is subject to the Muslim Personal Law. Under this, any person who attains sexual maturity is considered eligible for marriage. It is also clarified that if the proof is not present then the age of 15 years is considered as marriageable. At the same time, the court said that every citizen of the country has the right to the protection of life and liberty.
In fact, a couple, who married without the consent of the relatives, had applied for their safety in the Punjab-Haryana High Court. Accepting this, the High Court has ordered the Pathankot SSP to provide necessary security to the 16-year-old girl to live with her husband.
In their petition, the couple told that they got married without the consent of their family members. Both of them got married fulfilling the rituals of the Muslim religion. The boy’s age is 22 years while the girl’s age is 16 years. The petitioner said that in Muslim religion the marriage of both the boy and the girl is considered valid after attaining sexual maturity.
In such a situation, the marriage of both is valid and they should be given protection. At the same time, the petitioner told the court that he had also appealed to the SSP of Pathankot for protection, but to no avail.
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