Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 [Repealed] Section 3 - Bare Act |
| State | Central Government |
| Year | 1929 |
| Section Title | Punishment for Male Adult Below Twenty-one Years of Age Marrying a Child |
Whoever, being a male above eighteen years of age and below twenty-one, contracts a child marriage1[shall be punishable with simple imprisonment which may extend to fifteen days, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both].
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1. Substituted by Act 41 of 1949, Section 3 for "shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees".