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High Court Petition on Child Marriage Case by Subhasish Saha is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The parents of X and Y have filed a petition before the Honorable High Court of Karnataka seeking to quash the FIR filed against X for rape (IPC 376) and kidnapping (IPC 363). However, the petition is not maintainable as the charge sheet has already been filed for a heinous crime. Further, the marriage between X and Y is not valid under law as both were minors at the time of marriage, with Y being under 18 years of age. The registration of their marriage does not make it legally valid. The petitioners

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Subhasish Saha

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