CMRA 1929 § 12 — Power to issue injunction prohibiting marriage in contravention of this Act

Statutory text (English)

(1)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, the Court may, if satisfied from
information laid before it through a complaint or otherwise that a child marriage in contravention of
this Act has been arranged or is about to be solemnised, issue an injunction against any of the persons
mentioned in section 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Act prohibiting such marriage.

(2) No injunction under sub-section

(1) shall be issued against any person unless the Court has
previously given notice to such person, and has afforded him an opportunity to show cause against the
issue of the injunction.

(3) The Court may either on its own motion or on the application of any person aggrieved
rescind or alter any order made under sub-section

(1).

(4) Where such an application is received, the Court shall afford the applicant an early
opportunity of appearing before it either in person or by pleader; and if the Court rejects the application
wholly or in part, it shall record in writing its reasons for so doing.

(5) Whoever knowing that an injunction has been issued against him under sub-section

(1) of
this section disobeys such injunction shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a
term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or
with both:

Provided that no woman shall be punishable with imprisonment.]

Source and verification

Source citation: Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (Act XIX of 1929) s.12: 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. 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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