Section 12: Penalty for Priest’s neglect of requirements of section 6. Any priest neglecting to — Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936

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12. Penalty for Priest’s neglect of requirements of section 6. Any priest neglecting to comply with any of the requisitions affecting him contained in section 6 shall, on conviction thereof, be punished for every such offence with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

Effective date: 1936-01-01

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