The Indian Marriage Act 1865, 5 of 1865, (Rep., Act 15 of 1872)

Section 57. VCTlioever sliall, fiom and after the commencement of this Act, knowingly and milfully solemnize a m

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

57. VCTlioever sliall, fiom and after the commencement of this Act, knowingly and milfully solemnize a marriage between persons, one Punishm e n t f o r SoIemniziug a marriage or both of whom shall be a person or persons professing the ptherwise than between six A. `11.` andscvell `l;.` . ; Christian Religion, at any time other tllan between tile or without witnesses. hours of six in the morriing and 'seven in the evezing, ar in the absence of at least two credible witnesses, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description, as defined in the Indian Penal Code, for a term which may extend to three years, and shall dso be liable to fine. 58. The provisioils of the last preceding Section shall not apply to Section 65 llot to[marriages solemnized undes special licenses granted ][by ][the ] 'apply to marriages urlder[Anglican Bishop of the Uiocese or by his Commissary, ][nor ] licenses. to marpiages performed between the hours of seven in the evening and six in the morning by a Clergyman of the Cl~urch of Roiue, when lie shall have receivcd the general or special license in that belialf mentioned in the twen ty-eighth Bectioii. 59. Ally 3finister of Religion licensed to solemnize mamiages under this Plulis~~me n `t` f o r[Act, ~~110 ] sl~a~ll, n7ithin fourteen days after ills receipt by liimn sole~uuiziug mal~inpe, ,,,bell eit),e, part). is of notice of such marriage, knowingly and wilf~~lly s'dlemnize a certain lllinol$ time after a a nzarriage n7lien one of the parties to such marriage, not notice. being a nridonre~ OF vidomr, is ~ n i n o ~ , shall be punished with il~l~risonuient of either description, as defined in tlze Indian Pelial Code, for a t erlll ~r~llicli maf exielzd to tluee years, and shall dso hc liable to fine. But the l~~visions of this Section sllall not apply to iilarriagcs solemnized between Kat,ive Clzri~tia~lis uudcr t,lie provisions of Part V of this ,kct. `Qi` 0.[TThoe~c~, ] hcing a 3ia~~isg::R c gistrn~ apl~ointed unclcr {,I kc, lwovisions IJu,,islrnlcnt f r of -tile s:~id Act V 01' `3852,` ~li:~ l l ;l~o\~illgl~- n.ilful!y issue Hceisiiala tlflcatea, ur isuing sdlouuli7ing cel[any ce~tifiknte f o ~ ] illalrriagc, or soicmnizc ally ~narria.ge uncle^ \citlrout tll~: sanze Act nri1,lloui 13nblishing or ailixing; in some con- 1 a1 ~lrcntlun of uotice, A c. sl)icnous place the notice of sucll nlarringc as 6iredcd by ACT `KO.` V `OF 1865.` 29 such Act ; OF after expiration of two months aftw a certificate `in` respect of a marriage shall have been issued by him sllall solemnize sucli marriage, ur shall, without a,n order of a uumpetent Court authorizing him to do so, solemillzize m y marriage when one of the persons intending marriage (not being widow or 1v$3ower) is a minor, before the expiration of fourteen days after the receipt of such notice `as` is required by tlie same Act, or withont sending or causing to be sent by the Post or otllerwise a copy of such notice of marriage to the Senior 2,farriage Registrar of the District, if thcre be 1110rc 3Tnrriage Registrars of tlie District than one, and if he himself 11e not thc Scniui. TIarl*iage Regi~t~ar, or shall issue ally certificate, the issue of which shall have heeu prohibited as in this Act provided by any person authorized to lx-ohi!,'it the issuc thereof, shall be punished with iniprisonment of either description, as defined in tlie Indian Penal Code, for a tern1 which may exteild to f i ~ e years, and shall also Be liable to fine.

Source: India Code