Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
6. Punishment for parent or guardian concerned
in a child marriage
(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 solemnized, or negligently fails to prevent it from being
solemnized, shall be punishable with 9[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 solemnized.