Foreign Marriage Act : Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for marriage. Indian

Foreign Marriage Act,1969

Act No : 33

Section : Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for marriage.

20. Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for marriage.-Any citizen of India who procures a marriage of himself or herself to be solemnized under this Act in contravention of the con- dition specified in clause (c) or clause (d) of section 4 shall be punishable- (a) in the case of contravention of the condition specified in clause (c) of section 4, with simple imprisonment which may extend to fifteen days or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both; and (b) in the case of a contravention of the condition specified in clause (d) of section 4, with simple imprisonment which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.