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The Indian Christian Marriage Act

Section 72

In force Act 15 of 1872 As on 21 Oct 2026

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Act 15 of 1872

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Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 72 of the Indian Christian Marriage Act. Issuing certificate after expiry of notice, or, in case of minor, within fourteen days after notice, or against authorized prohibition .- Any Marriage Registrar knowingly and wilfully issuing any certificate for marriage after the expiration of [two months] after the notice has been entered by him a

Issuing certificate after expiry of notice, or, in case of minor, within fourteen days after notice, or against authorized prohibition .- Any Marriage Registrar knowingly and wilfully issuing any certificate for marriage after the expiration of 2[two months] after the notice has been entered by him as aforesaid, or knowingly and wilfully issuing, without the order of a competent Court authorizing him so to do, any certificate for marriage, where one of the parties intending marriage is a minor, before the expiration of fourteen days after the entry of such notice, or any certificate the issue of which has been forbidden as aforesaid by any person authorized in this behalf, shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 166 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

Section 72, The Indian Christian Marriage Act (Act 15 of 1872).

Cross-references

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This section refers to

  1. Indian Penal Code s. 166 Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person

Questions about Section 72

How do I find court cases under Section 72 of the Indian Christian Marriage Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Indian Christian Marriage Act 72, section 72 Indian Christian Marriage Act, section 72 of the Indian Christian Marriage Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 72 of the Indian Christian Marriage Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Indian Penal Code 166 (Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Indian Christian Marriage Act enacted?

Indian Christian Marriage Act was enacted in 1872 as Act 15 of 1872. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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