Section 10
Punishment for solemnising a child marriage.
The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
About this Act
An Act to provide for the prohibition of solemnisation of child marriages and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whoever performs, conducts, directs or abets
any child marriage shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years and
shall be liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees unless he proves that he had reasons to believe
that the marriage was not a child marriage.
STATE AMENDMENT
Karnataka
Amendment of section 10.--In section 10 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 than one year which may extend up to two years" shall be substituted.
[Vide Karnataka Act 26 of 2017, s. 4].
STATE AMENDMENT
Karnataka
Amendment of section 10.--In section 10 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 than one year which may extend up to two years" shall be substituted.
[Vide Karnataka Act 26 of 2017, s. 4].