Any priest knowingly and wilfully solemnizing any marriage contrary to and in violation of section 4 shall, on conviction thereof, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Requisites to validity of Parsi marriages.Section 4 · Remarriage when unlawful.Section 5 · Punishment of bigamy.Section 6 · Certificate and registry of marriage.Section 7 · Appointment of Registrar.Section 8 · Marriage register to be open for public inspection.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2020-04-22. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.