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MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874 Complete Act

Title: MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874

State: Central

Year: 1874

Preamble1 - MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874 Chapter I Section1 - Short title Section2 - Extent and application Section3 - Commencement [Repealed] Chapter II Section4 - Married women's earnings to be their separate property Chapter III Section5 - Married women may effect policy of insurance Section6 - Insurance by husband for benefit of wife Chapter IV Section7 - Married women may take legal proceedings Section8 - Wife's liability for post-nuptial debts Chapter V Section9 - Husband not liable for wife's ante-nuptial debts ChapterVI - HUSBAND'S LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF TRUST OF DEVASTATION Section10 - Extent of husband's liability for wife's breach of trust or devastation

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 20

Title: Of Offences Relating to Marriage

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....such subsequent marriage shall, before such marriage takes place, inform the person with whom such marriage is contracted of the real state of facts so far as the same arc within his or her knowledge. STATE AMENDMENT 1Andhra Pradesh Punishment--Imprisonment for 7 years and fine--Cognizable--Non-bailable--Triable by Magistrate of the first class--Non-compound able, ________________ 1. Vide A.P Act 3 of 1992, section 2 (w.e.f. 15-2-1992). Section 495 - Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted Whoever commits the offence defined in the last preceding section having concealed from the person with whom the subsequent marriage is contracted, the fact of the former marriage, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. STATE AMENDMENT 1Andhra Pradesh Punishment--Imprisonment for 10 years and fine--Cognizable--Non-bailable--Triable by Magistrate of the first class--Non-compoundable. ________________ 1. Vide A.P Act 3 of 1992, section 2 (w.e.f. 15-2-1992). Section 496 -.....

The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1929

THE CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT ACT, I929 THE CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT ACT, I929 [Act No. 19 of 1929 dated 1st. October, 1929] 1 An Act to restrain the solemnisation of child marriages. WHEREAS it is expedient to restrain the solemnisation of child marriages; it is hereby enacted as follows: - SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2[1929]. 3[ (2) It extends to the whole of India 4[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir]; and it applies also to all citizens of India without and beyond India].5 (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1930. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- 6[(a) "child" means a person who, if a male, has not completed twenty-one years of age, and if a female, has not completed eighteen years of age;] (b) "child marriage" means a marriage to which either of the contracting parties is a child; (c) "Contracting party" to a marriage means either of the parties whose marriage is 7[or is about to be] thereby solemnised; and (d) "minor" means a person of either sex who is under eighteen years of age. .....

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....Act, 1955, in (S.18) , for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-- "(a) in the case of contravention of the condition specified in clause (iii) of (S.5) , with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both". SECTION 21 : Repeal and savings (1) The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929(19 of 1929) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, all cases and other proceedings pending or continued under the said Act at the commencement of this Act shall be continued and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the repealed Act, as if this Act had not been passed. Central Bare Acts

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 494

Title: Marrying Again During Lifetime of Husband or Wife

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....jurisdiction, nor to any person who contracts a marriage during the life of a former husband or wife, if such husband or wife, at the time of the subsequent marriage, shall have been continually absent from such person for the space of seven years, and shall not have been heard of by such person as being alive within that time provided the person contracting such subsequent marriage shall, before such marriage takes place, inform the person with whom such marriage is contracted of the real state of facts so far as the same arc within his or her knowledge. STATE AMENDMENT 1Andhra Pradesh Punishment--Imprisonment for 7 years and fine--Cognizable--Non-bailable--Triable by Magistrate of the first class--Non-compound able, ________________ 1. Vide A.P Act 3 of 1992, section 2 (w.e.f. 15-2-1992).

MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874 Preamble 1

Title: MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874

State: Central

Year: 1874

.....as hereinafter appears for the enjoyment of wages and earnings by women married before the first day of January, 1866 , and for insurances on lives by persons married before or after that day: And whereas by the Indian Succession Act, 1865 ( 10 of 1865 )1, Sec. 4 , it is enacted that no person sh all by marriages acquire any interest in the property of the person whom he or sh e marries, nor become incapable of doing any act in respect of hi s or her own property, which he or sh e could have done, if unmarried: And whereas by force of the said Act all women to whose marriages it applies are absolute owners of all property vested in, or acquired by them, and their husbands do not by their marriage, acquire any interest in such property, but the said Act does not protect such husbands from liabilities on account of the debts of their wives contracted before marriage, and does not expressly provide, for the enforcement of claims by or against such wives; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- ________________________ 1. The relevant provision of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 ( 39 of 1925 ).

MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874 Chapter IV

Title: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BY AND AGAINST MARRIED WOMEN

State: Central

Year: 1874

.....all persons, for the protection and security of such property, as is she were unmarried, and she shall be liable to such suits, processes and orders in respect of such property as she would be liable to if she were unmarried. Section 8 - Wife's liability for post-nuptial debts If a married woman (whether married before or after the first day of January, 1866) possesses separate property, and if any person enters into a contract with her with reference to such property, or on the faith that her obligation arising out of such contract will be satisfied out of her separate property, such person shall be entitled to sue her, and to the extent of her separate property, to recover against her whatever he might have recovered in such suit had she been unmarried at the date of the contract and continued unmarried at the execution of the decree : 1 [Provided that nothing herein contained shall-- (a) entitle such person to recover anything by attachment and sale or otherwise out of any property which has been transferred to a woman or for her benefit on condition that she shall have no power during her marriage to transfer or charge the same or her beneficial interest.....

MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874 Chapter II

Title: MARRIED WOMEN'S WAGES AND EARNINGS

State: Central

Year: 1874

The wages and earnings of any married woman acquired or gained by her after the passing of this Act, in any employment, occupation or trade carried on by her and not by her husband, and also any money or other property so acquired by her through the exercise of any literary, artistic or scientific skill, and all savings from and investments of such wages, earnings and property, shall be deemed to be her separate property, and her receipts alone shall be good discharges for such wages, earnings and property.

MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874 Section 4

Title: Married women's earnings to be their separate property

State: Central

Year: 1874

The wages and earnings of any married woman acquired or gained by her after the passing of this Act, in any employment, occupation or trade carried on by her and not by her husband, and also any money or other property so acquired by her through the exercise of any literary, artistic or scientific skill, and all savings from and investments of such wages, earnings and property, shall be deemed to be her separate property, and her receipts alone shall be good discharges for such wages, earnings and property.