Act Number: 15

Act Name: The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872

Year: 1872

Enactment Date: 1872-07-18

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the solemnization in India of the marriages of Christians.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 75: Destroying or falsifying register-books
    Whoever, by himself or another, wilfully destroys or injures any register-book or the counterfoil certificates thereof, or any part thereof, or any authenticated extract therefrom,
     or falsely makes or counterfeits any part of such register-book or counterfoil certificates,
     or wilfully inserts any false entry in any such register-book or counterfoil certificate or authenticated extract,
     shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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