Cases Registered Under Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 Show an Increase During the Period 2011-13

The number of cases registered under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 has shown an increasing trend during the period 2011-13. As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data which is available till the year 2013, the number of such cases registered were 222 in 2013, 169 in 2012 and 113 in 2011. In the year 2013, highest number of cases registered are in Tamil Nadu (56) followed by West Bengal (43).