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Runaway couple may face contempt charges over wrong information to HC
Updated On: 16 December, 2020 02:02 PM IST | Chandigarh | mid-day online correspondent
The court made it clear that if the couple were found to be below the marriageable age, the court would not prohibit their prosecution

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A runaway couple was in for trouble after the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday issued contempt notices against them for supplying wrong information in their plea before the court. The authorities have also been asked to apprise the HC in February of the action taken in their case under the provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act as at the time of marriage, the couple was underage.
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