CMRA 1929 § 10 — Preliminary inquiries into offences under this Act

Statutory text (English)

The Court taking cognizance of an
offence under this Act shall, unless it dismisses the complaint under section 203 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898), either itself make an inquiry under section 202 of that Code, or
direct a Magistrate of the first class subordinate to it to make such inquiry.

Source and verification

Source citation: Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (Act XIX of 1929) s.10: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT ACT, 1929' (Act No. XIX of 1929; 4 pp., RGN Date 06-05-2024), p. 3, 4, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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