Section 3: Punishment for male contracting party — Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act, 2013

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Whoever, being a male above eighteen years of age, contracts a child marriage shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to three years but shall not be less than two years and shall be liable to fine.

Effective date: 2014-04-28

Amendment history

v2 · 2014-04-28 — Phase 10: replace the Sindh Child Marriages seed placeholder with the official Sindh Code text (text, title)

Related sections

2: Definitions 4: Punishment for solemnizing a child marriage 1: Short title and commencement 5: Punishment for parent or guardian concerned in a child marriage 6: Jurisdiction under this Act 7: Power to issue injunction prohibiting marriage in contravention of this Act

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