Under Section 18 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, contravention of age requirement may result in:

Section 18(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act punishes breach of the age condition in s.5(iii) "with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both". The court may therefore choose imprisonment, fine or both; neither a fine alone nor a compulsory combination is prescribed.