Every person making or signing or attesting any such certificate containing a statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both; and if the act amounts to forgery as defined in the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), then such person shall also be liable, on conviction thereof, to the penalties provided in section 466 of the said Code.
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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.