One of the mandatory conditions for a valid marriage under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, is that the bridegroom has completed the age of twenty-one years and the bride the age of eighteen years at the time of the marriage.
Further, where the bridegroom has not completed the age of 21 years or the bride has not completed the age of 18 years, their marriage would come within the meaning of a “child marriage” which is prohibited under the provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.
So, whether you like or not, it is not possible for both of you to lawfully get married at this stage since you (being the boy) are only 20 years of age, which is less than 21 years – the minimum marriageable age for the boy.
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