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 88: Non-validation of marriages within prohibited degrees.
    Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to validate any marriage which the personal law applicable to either of the parties forbids him or her to enter into.
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