Section 46 of SMA : Section 46: Penalty For Wrongful Action Of Marriage Officer

The Special Marriage Act, 1954

Bare Act

  • CHAPTER VIII: MISCELLANEOUS

Any Marriage Officer who knowingly and wilfully solemnizes a marriage under this Act,

  1. without publishing a notice regarding such marriage as required by section 5, or
  2. within thirty days of the publication of the notice of such marriage, or
  3. 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.

Simplified Act

If a Marriage Officer deliberately breaks the rules of this Act when performing a marriage, by:

  1. Not announcing the marriage publicly as Section 5 says they must, or
  2. Performing the marriage less than 30 days after the ...

Explanation using Example

Imagine a couple, John and Priya, decide to get married under the Special Marriage Act. They approach a Marriage Officer to solemnize their marriage. The officer, eager to help them, skips the mandatory publication of the notice of their intended marriage as required by section 5 of the Act. The couple gets married without the notice period being observed.

In this scenario, if it comes to light that the Marriage Officer did not f...

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