In Brief
In this appeal, the Supreme Court examined a High Court order directing the lodging of a First Information Report under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. The appellant claimed he was 23 years old at the time of marriage, supported by a school certificate. The Court held that the High Court erred in ignoring the documentary evidence. Since the appellant was established to be of adult age and the couple is living peacefully without threat, the direction to lodge an FIR was quashed and police protection deemed unnecessary. The appeal was allowed.
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