Five Legal things you can do if you are facing forced marriage:

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Five Legal things you can do if you are facing forced marriage:


Contact the Women Cell of the local police department of the city you are in, lodging a written complaint against your parents for forcing you into a marriage for which you did not give your free consent without undue influence or force.


You can file a complaint about domestic violence under the PWDV Act against any relatives, wherein the Magistrate can pass an ad-interim order restraining the respondents from forced marriage. He/she may even give directions to the SHO of the local police station for providing complete assurance to the woman in distress (you) and prevent your forced marriage.


You can contact the National Commission for Women and complain about them. Their website has detailed information about how they deal with complaints. They operate nation-wide.


Forcibly marrying someone is illegal as per Indian Laws. If somebody is forcing you to marry, they are violating your Right to Life and Human Rights under Article 16 of the Human Rights Convention. To restore your Right, you need to connect with a lawyer, who will guide you about how to deal with such situations legally. Contact Legistify on our helpline number 011-33138123, or visit us online.


They are a group that protects and helps young Indian couples marrying and/or escaping from forced marriage. If it is an emergency, you can contact them directly on their website or via email.
Love Commandos Phone Helplines: 09313784375, 09313550006
If anybody obtains the consent of the complaining party by force, or by fraud, a court can void the marriage.

Other successful preemptive strategies could include:

  • Publishing advertisements in the newspapers reporting the marriage as having taken place without consent.
  • Addressing a letter to the police, with copies to Higher police officials
  • The National Human Rights Commission
  • National Commission for Women, or Sending a legal notice to the family.

However, the essential thing is to have confidence in the state agencies and the Law of India.

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