Under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, proceedings before the Marriage Officer are deemed to be judicial…

Section 9(1) deems proceedings before the Marriage Officer to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of section 193 of the Indian Penal Code (punishment for false evidence, now section 229 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), rather than section 191 (definition of giving false evidence), section 195 or section 197 (issuing a false certificate).