In 2022, reported child marriage cases accounted for 0.62 percent of the total crime committed against children in India. In the last few years, this number went through a major change. Child marriage is illegal in India as per the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929.
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MOSPI. (June 25, 2024). Reported child marriage cases as a share of total crime against children in India from 2015 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155526/india-reported-child-marriage-as-share-of-total-crime-against-children/
MOSPI. "Reported child marriage cases as a share of total crime against children in India from 2015 to 2022." Chart. June 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155526/india-reported-child-marriage-as-share-of-total-crime-against-children/
MOSPI. (2024). Reported child marriage cases as a share of total crime against children in India from 2015 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155526/india-reported-child-marriage-as-share-of-total-crime-against-children/
MOSPI. "Reported Child Marriage Cases as a Share of Total Crime against Children in India from 2015 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155526/india-reported-child-marriage-as-share-of-total-crime-against-children/
MOSPI, Reported child marriage cases as a share of total crime against children in India from 2015 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155526/india-reported-child-marriage-as-share-of-total-crime-against-children/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Reported child marriage cases as a share of total crime against children in India from 2015 to 2022 [Graph], MOSPI, June 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155526/india-reported-child-marriage-as-share-of-total-crime-against-children/