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Judgments on s.13, Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Act 2026
Pakistani court judgments that consider s.13, Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Act 2026, summarised in plain English, newest first. Each gives the issue, what the court held and what it means in practice, and is reviewed by an advocate.
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A child’s ‘consent’ cannot legitimise a child marriage: police must act and the girl is protected
Muhammad Aslam v. Addl. Sessions Judge/Ex-Officio Justice of Peace etc.
Issue: Was a Justice of Peace right to refuse a father's application for a criminal case over his daughter's alleged marriage below 18,…
Held: No. A NADRA child registration certificate gave her date of birth as 1 March 2011, so she was prima facie about fifteen at the Nikah on 18 May 2026, after the Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Act 2026 came into force.…
Art. 199, Constitution of Pakistan 1973s.13, Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Act 2026s.154, Code of Criminal Procedure 1898s.22-A, Code of Criminal Procedure 1898