Any Marriage Officer who knowingly and wilfully solemnizes a marriage under this Act,
- without publishing a notice regarding such marriage as required by section 5, or
- within thirty days of the publication of the notice of such marriage, or
- in contravention of any other provision in this Act,
shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.