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Under Section 9(1)(a) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, the Marriage Officer may:

Section 9(1)(a) covers "summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath". The Marriage Officer has only civil-court powers for the inquiry, so…

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Under Section 9(1)(a) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, the Marriage Officer may:

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Section 9(1)(a) covers "summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath". The Marriage Officer has only civil-court powers for the inquiry, so recording confessions, punishing contempt and granting bail are outside them.

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