# 9 Punishment 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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Custody and maintenance of children of child marriages6
Legitimacy of children born of child marriages7
Power of district court to modify orders issued under section 4 or section 58
Court to which petition should be made10
Punishment for solemnising a child marriage11
Punishment for promoting or permitting solemnisation of child marriages12
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