LawgistThe Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
9Punishment for male adult marrying a child
Whoever, being a male adult above eighteen years of age, contracts a child marriage shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both.
STATE AMENDMENT
Karnataka
Amendment of section 9.--In section 9 of the principal Act, for the words “be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years”, the words “be punishable with rigorous imprisonment of not less one year which may extend up to two years” shall be substituted.
[Vide Karnataka Act 26 of 2017, s. 3].
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Child marriages to be voidable at the option of contracting party being a child
- 4 Provision for maintenance and residence to female contracting party to child marriage
- 5 Custody and maintenance of children of child marriages
- 6 Legitimacy of children born of child marriages
- 7 Power of district court to modify orders issued under section 4 or section 5
- 8 Court to which petition should be made
- 9 Punishment for male adult marrying a child
- 10 Punishment for solemnising a child marriage
- 11 Punishment for promoting or permitting solemnisation of child marriages
- 12 Marriage of a minor child to be void in certain circumstances
- 13 Power of court to issue injunction prohibiting child marriages
- 14 Child marriages in contravention of injunction orders to be void
- 15 Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable
- 16 Child Marriage Prohibition Officers
- 17 Child Marriage Prohibition Officers to be public servants
- 18 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 19 Power of State Government to make rules
- 20 Amendment of Act No. 25 of 1955
- 21 Repeal and savings
