Section 173: Prohibition of concluding child marriage

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1) No marriage shall be concluded or caused to be concluded unless the parties to the marriage have attained twenty years of age or are not child marriage.

2) A marriage concluded in contravention of sub-section (1) shall, ipso facto, be void.

3) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees.

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