Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872
73. Persons authorized to solemnize
marriage (other than Clergy of Churches of England, Scotland or Rome);
Whoever, being
authorized under this Act to solemnize a marriage, and not being a Clergyman of
the Church of England solemnizing a marriage after due publication of banns, or
under a license from the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese or a Surrogate duly
authorized in that behalf, or, not being a Clergyman of the Church of Scotland,
solemnizing a marriage according to the rules, rites, ceremonies and customs of
that church, or, not being a Clergyman of the Church of Rome, solemnizing a
marriage according to the rites, rules, ceremonies and customs of that church,
Issuing certificate, or marrying, without publishing
notice or after expiry of certificate
knowingly and
willfully by issues any certificate for marriage under this Act, or solemnizes
and marriage between such persons as aforesaid, without publishing, or causing
to be affixed, the notice of such marriage as directed in Part III of this Act,
or after the expiration of two months after the certificate has been issued by
him;
Issuing certificate for, or solemnizing, marriage with
minor, within fourteen days after notice
or knowingly and willful
issues any certificate for marriage, or solemnizes a marriage between such
persons when one of the persons intending marriage is a minor, before the
expiration of fourteen days after the receipt of notice of such marriage, or
without sending, by the post or otherwise, a copy of such notice to the
Marriage Registrar, or, if there be more Marriage Registrars than one, to the
Senior Marriage Registrar of the district;
Issuing certificate forbidden
or knowingly and
willfully issues any certificate the issue of which has been forbidden, under
this Act, by any person authorized to forbid the issue ;
Solemnizing marriage authorizedly forbidden
or knowingly and
willfully solemnizes any marriage forbidden by any person authorized to forbid
the same, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
four years, and shall also be liable to fine.