Section 7. Power of district court to modify orders issued under section 4 or section 5

7. Power of district court to modify orders issued under section 4 or section 5.— The district court shall have the power to add to, modify or revoke any order made under section 4 or section 5 and if there is any change in the circumstances at any time during the pendency of the petition and even after the final disposal of the petition. — 8. Court to which petition should be made. For the purpose of grant of reliefs under sections 3, 4 and 5, the district court having jurisdiction shall include the district court having jurisdiction over the place where the defendant or the child resides, or where the marriage was solemnised or where the parties last resided together or the petitioner is residing on the date of presentation of the petition. — 9. Punishment for male adult marrying a child. Whoever, being a male adult above eighteen years of age, contracts a child marriage shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both. STATE AMENDMENT Karnataka Amendment of section 9.— In section 9 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 one year which may extend up to two years" shall be substituted. [ Vide Karnataka Act 26 of 2017, s. 3]. — 10. Punishment for solemnising a child marriage. 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].