Section 22.

Crime: Knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage in contravention of the Act, as a Marriage Officer.

Section 21(b)

Crime: Intentionally signing a false notice or certificate to procure a marriage.

Section 21(a)

Crime: Intentionally making a false declaration to procure a marriage.

Section 20(b) r/w Section 4(d)

Crime: Marrying within prohibited degrees of relationship, i.e., being a lineal ascendant (father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, etc.) or descendant (son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, etc.) of the other, or if one was wife or husband of a lineal ascendant or descendant of the other, or if the two are related as brother and sister.

Section 19 r/w Section 82(2) BNS

Crime: Contracting another marriage during the subsistence of a previous marriage solemnized under this Act, by concealing the fact of the former marriage.

Section 19 r/w Section 82(1) BNS

Crime: Contracting another marriage during the subsistence of a previous marriage solemnized under this Act.

Section 20(a) r/w Section 4(c)

Crime: Bride marrying while being under the age of 18 years.

Section 20(a) r/w Section 4(c)

Crime: Bridegroom marrying while being under the age of 21 years.

Section 17.

Crime: Receiving or agreeing to receive any payment or other reward in return of the adoption of any person

Section 17.

Crime: Giving or agreeing to give any person any payment or reward in return of the adoption of any person.

Section 8.

Crime: Failing to enter the particulars of marriage into the Hindu Marriage Register in such manner and subject to such conditions as prescribed by the State Government.

Section 22.

Crime: Printing or publishing any matter in relation to any proceeding under the Act except a judgment published with the previous permission of the court.

Section 18.

Crime: Marrying within the prohibited degrees of relationship.

Section 18.

Crime: Marrying under the age of 21 years for bridegroom and 18 years for bride.

Section 18 r/w Section 3(f)(i), Section 3(f)(ii)

Crime: Marrying a person who is a direct ancestor, like parent or grandparent, or who shares a common ancestor.

Section 17 r/w Section 82(2) of BNS

Crime: Marrying again during the lifetime of wife or husband by concealing from the person with whom the subsequent marriage is contracted, the fact of the former marriage.

Section 17 r/w Section 82(1) of BNS

Crime: Marrying again during lifetime of wife or husband.

Section 75

Crime: Wilfully destroying or injuring any register-book or counterfoil certificates, or any part or authenticated extracts.

Section 75

Crime: Falsely making or counterfeiting any part of a register-book or counterfoil certificates.

Section 75

Crime: Wilfully inserting any false entry in any register-book or counterfoil certificate or authenticated extract.

Section 74

Crime: As someone licensed to grant certificates of marriage, refusing, wilfully neglecting, or omitting to perform any of the duties upon a licensee without just cause.

Section 74

Crime: Granting a marriage certificate of marriage without being licenced to do so, and intending to falsely appear as though one is so licensed.

Section 73

Crime: As a person authorised to solemnize a marriage, knowingly and wilfully issuing any certificate for marriage or solemnizing any marriage without publishing, or causing to be affixed, the notice of such marriage.

Section 73

Crime: As a person authorised to solemnize a marriage, knowingly and wilfully issuing any certificate for marriage or solemnizing any marriage after the expiration of two months after the certificate has been issued.

Section 73

Crime: As a person authorised to solemnize a marriage, knowingly and wilfully issuing a certificate for marriage, or solemnizing a marriage, within fourteen days of notice when one of the parties is a minor, or without sending a copy of such notice to the Marriage Registrar or Senior Marriage Registrar of the district.

Section 73

Crime: As a person authorised to solemnize a marriage, knowingly and wilfully issuing any certificate for marriage, the issue of which has been forbidden by a competent authority.

Section 73

Crime: As a person authorised to solemnize a marriage, knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage that has been forbidden by a competent authority.

Section 72 r/w Section 198, BNS

Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, knowingly and wilfully issuing any certificate for marriage in which any party is a minor, without an authorising order from a competent Court, within fourteen days from receipt of notice.

Section 72 r/w Section 198, BNS

Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, knowingly and wilfully issuing any marriage certificate after the expiration of two months from the filing of the notice and the required entry of its true copy in the Marriage Notice Book.

Section 72 r/w Section 198, BNS

Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, knowingly and wilfully issuing certificate for marriage without an authorising order from a competent court, the issue of which has been forbidden.

Section 71(d)

Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, issuing any certificate, the issue of which has been prohibited.

Section 71(c)

Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, solemnizing a marriage in which any party is a minor, without an authorising order from a competent Court, within fourteen days from receipt of notice, or without sending a copy of such notice to a Senior Marriage Registrar of the district.

Section 71(b) r/w Section 40

Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, solemnizing any marriage after the expiration of two months from the filing of notice and the required entry of its true copy in the Marriage Notice Book.

Section 71(a)

Crime: As a Marriage Registrar, knowingly and wilfully issuing a certificate of marriage, or solemnizing a marriage, without publishing the notice as directed.

Section 70

Crime: As a Minister of Religion licensed to solemnize marriages, knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage without a notice in writing.

Section 70

Crime: As a Minister of Religion licensed to solemnize marriages, knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage within fourteen days after the receipt of notice, when one of the parties is a minor and the required consent of the parents or guardians has not been obtained.

Section 69.

Crime: Knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage between persons, one or both of whom is or are Christian, at any time other than between six in the morning and seven in the evening.

Section 69.

Crime: Knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage between persons, one or both of whom is or are Christian, in the absence of at least two credible witnesses other than the person solemnizing the marriage.

Section 68.

Crime: Solemnizing or professing to solemnize marriages between persons, one or both of whom is or are Christian, in the absence of a Marriage Registrar and without due authorisation.

Section 67 r/w Section 242, BNS

Crime: Knowingly and falsely representing oneself as a person whose consent to the marriage is legally required, to forbid the issue of a certificate by a Marriage Registrar.

Section 66(b) r/w Section 229, BNS

Crime: Intentionally signing a false notice or certificate for the purpose of procuring a marriage or licence of marriage.

Section 66(a) r/w Section 229, BNS

Crime: Intentionally making a false oath or declaration for the purpose of procuring a marriage or licence of marriage.

Section 389(2)

Crime: Wilfully and without reasonable cause omitting to deliver certificates which has been superseded or made invalid.

Section 296(2)

Crime: Wilfully and without reasonable cause omitting to deliver the probate or letters of administration which have been revoked or anulled.

Section 282 r/w Section 229 BNS

Crime: Knowingly making a false statement or averment in any petition or declaration.

Section 267(3) r/w Section 210 BNS

Crime: Failing to produce such paper or writing purporting to be testamentary, as required by the District Judge.

Section 267(3) r/w Section 208 BNS

Crime: Failing to follow the direction issued by the Court to attend for the purpose of being examined.

Section 267(3) r/w Section 214 BNS

Crime: Failing to truly answer such question put to one by the Court.

Section 203(2)

Crime: Curator keeping the accounts incomplete, in arrear, or with errors.

Section 203(2)

Crime: Curator failing to produce the accounts when ordered to do so by the District Judge.

Section 3.

Crime: Failing to comply with the orders passed by a Magistrate for the payment of maintenance or Mahr.

Section 4

Crime: Pronouncing talaq, having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce, by words, either spoken or written or in electronic form or in any other manner, by the husband upon his wife.

Section 5 r/w Section 82(2) BNS

Crime: Contracting another marriage during the subsistence of a previous marriage solemnized under this Act, without being lawfully divorced from it, and by concealing the fact of the former marriage.

Section 5 r/w Section 82(1) BNS

Crime: Contracting another marriage during the subsistence of a previous marriage solemnized, without being lawfully divorced from it.

Section 43

Crime: Printing or publishing any matter in relation to any case being heard under the Act, except a judgment of the Court printed or published with the previous permission of the Court.

Section 13 r/w Section 6

Crime: Wilfully omitting or neglecting to subscribe or attest the certificate of marriage.

Section 16.

Crime: Secreting, destroying, or dishonestly or fraudulently altering the register of marriage.

Section 16.

Crime: Registrar secreting, destroying, or dishonestly or fraudulently altering the register of marriage.

Section 15 r/w Section 6

Crime: Registrar failing to enter the certificate of marriage into the register maintained for this purpose.

Section 14.

Crime: Knowingly making, signing, or attesting any marriage certificate containing a false statement.

Section 14 r/w Section 337, BNS

Crime: Committing forgery in respect of a marriage certificate.

Section 12 r/w Section 6

Crime: Officiating priest failing to sign and send the certificate of marriage to the Registrar along with the fee paid by the husband.

Section 11 r/w Section 4

Crime: Priest knowingly and wilfully solemnizing bigamous or unlawful marriage.

Section 46(2)

Crime: Knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage within thirty days of the publication of the notice of marriage as a Marriage Officer.

Section 46(1)

Crime: Knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage without publishing a notice regarding such marriage as a Marriage Officer.

Section 46

Crime: Knowingly and wilfully solemnizing a marriage in contravention of this Act as a Marriage Officer.

Section 44 r/w Section 82(2) BNS

Crime: Contracting another marriage during the subsistence of a previous marriage solemnized under this Act and concealed from the person with whom the subsequent marriage is contracted.

Section 44 r/w Section 82(1) BNS

Crime: Contracting another marriage during the subsistence of a previous marriage solemnized under this Act.

Section 33.

Crime: Printing or publishing any matter in relation to any case being heard under the Act, except a judgment of the Court printed or published with the previous permission of the Court.