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Can you marry your first cousin in India)?

Updated: 9/17/2019
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Yes, it is legal. Earlier, as per the Hindu Marriage Act 1954, it was not legal to marry a first cousin. But later the act is relaxed for those, where any one party (family) agrees to the marriage.

Reference: Page 19 http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/report212.pdf

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