Rakhmabai Case of 1884

The Dadaji Bhikaji vs Rukhmabai case (1884) was a landmark legal case concerning the restitution of conjugal rights (Statement 3 is correct). Rakhmabai was married as a child and refused to live with her husband as an adult. The intense public debate surrounding her case directly contributed to the passing of the Age of Consent Act, 1891 (Statement 2 is correct). The case was not primarily fought over the legal right to education (Statement 1 is incorrect). > One-line conceptual takeaway: The Rakhmabai case sparked pivotal legal reforms regarding child marriage and a woman's consent in colonial India. Answer: (b).