Consider the following statements about section 18 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Statement I.…
Section 18(a) sets a maximum of two years’ rigorous imprisonment, a fine of up to ₹1 lakh, or both for breach of the age requirement in section 5(iii). The one-year maximum…
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Consider the following statements about section 18 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
Statement I. Procuring one’s marriage in breach of the age requirement in section 5(iii) is punishable with rigorous imprisonment for up to one year, a fine of up to ₹1 lakh, or both.
Statement II. Procuring one’s marriage in breach of section 5(iv) or 5(v) is punishable with simple imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to ₹1,000, or both.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer B
Section 18(a) sets a maximum of two years’ rigorous imprisonment, a fine of up to ₹1 lakh, or both for breach of the age requirement in section 5(iii). The one-year maximum in Statement I is incorrect.
Section 18(b) sets a maximum of one month’s simple imprisonment, a fine of up to ₹1,000, or both for contravention of the conditions in section 5(iv) or 5(v). The six-month maximum in Statement II is incorrect.
Option feedback
Option A
Neither prison term is the statutory maximum.
Option B
Statement I gives one year instead of two years. Statement II gives six months instead of one month.
Option C
Statement II is false, but Statement I is false as well because the statutory age-contravention maximum is two years.
Option D
Statement I is false, and so is Statement II because the statutory maximum for those conditions is one month.
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