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Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding the Special Marriage Act, 1954? 1. A marriage…

All four statements accurately reflect the Special Marriage Act, 1954: impotence at marriage and at suit makes the marriage void under Section 24, Section 4 prescribes ages…

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Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding the Special Marriage Act, 1954?
1. A marriage shall be null and void if one of the parties to the marriage is impotent at the time of marriage and at the time of institution of suit.
2. One of the conditions for marrying under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 is that the male must have completed the age of 21 years and the female the age of 18 years.
3. Any marriage celebrated in other forms may be registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and both the parties must have completed 21 years of age at the time of registration.
4. A divorce petition may be filed if the respondent is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for seven years or more for an offence under IPC.

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All four statements accurately reflect the Special Marriage Act, 1954: impotence at marriage and at suit makes the marriage void under Section 24, Section 4 prescribes ages of 21 and 18, Section 15 requires both parties to be 21 for registration, and Section 27 allows divorce where the respondent is undergoing a sentence of seven years or more. None of them is incorrect, so "All of the given statements are correct".

Current law: the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024; section 27(1)(c) itself still refers to an offence as defined in the IPC.

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