Write a short note on Puberty under Muslim Law.

Question: Write a short note on Puberty under Muslim Law.

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Every Muslim of sound mind who has attained the age of puberty may enter into a contract of marriage. Puberty is an important biological and developmental stage in a person's life that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. This time is marked by the body of the individual that is capable of performing sexual intercourse and aiding in procreation. With the assumed age of puberty to be 15 years, a boy or a girl attaining this age can validly consent to the marriage.

According to the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, a marriage of a male below the age of 21 and a female below the age of 18 is considered child marriage and this act prohibits such marriage. Even though according to the uniform law, marriage between pubescent Muslims is violative, it is upheld under the personal laws of the Muslims. But this case was taken into consideration in the Madras High Court case of Abdul Khader & Ors v. K. Pechiammal Child Marriage Prohibition Officer, Crl.M.P.No.11762 of 2012, where the court held that

“The Prohibition of Child Marriages Act is not against the Muslim Personal Law.

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