The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Definitions

Child marriages to be voidable at the option of contracting party being a child

Provision for maintenance and residence to female contracting party to child marriage

Custody and maintenance of children of child marriages

Legitimacy of children born of child marriages

Power of district court to modify orders issued under section 4 or section 5

Court to which petition should be made

Punishment for male adult marrying a child

Punishment for solemnising a child marriage

Punishment for promoting or permitting solemnisation of child marriages

Marriage of a minor child to be void in certain circumstances

Power of court to issue injunction prohibiting child marriages

Child marriages in contravention of injunction orders to be void

Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable

Child Marriage Prohibition Officers

Child Marriage Prohibition Officers to be public servants

Protection of action taken in good faith

Power of State Government to make rules

Amendment of Act No. 25 of 1955

Repeal and savings

All sections

In the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, in section 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 section 5, with
rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh
rupees, or with both".

LAWGIST

# 20 Amendment of Act No. 25 of 1955