Act Info:
(1) Where a minor contracts a child marriage, any person having charge of the minor, whether as parent or guardian or in any other capacity, lawful or unlawful, who does any act to promote the marriage or permits it to be solemnised, or negligently fails to prevent it from being solemnised, shall be punishable with1[simple imprisonment which may extend to three months and shall also be liable to fine]:
Provided that no woman shall be punishable with imprisonment.
(2) For the purposes of this section, it shall be presumed, unless and until the contrary is proved, that where a minor has contracted a child marriage, the person having charge of such minor has negligently failed to prevent the marriage from being solemnised.
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1. Substituted by Act 41 of 1949, Section 4, for "simple imprisonment which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both".