(1)
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ಲ เ฿ಹ ඛಧ (ಕකბಟಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല) เඒಯಕ, 2025
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ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜದย
ಲ
เ฿ಹ
ඛಧ
ಅඌඛಯಮ,
2006ඝ౬
ಅಳವലಆำโದ౽ౙಜ ൟൿ౪ಪല ಡฤ ಒಂൿ เඒಯಕ.
ಇย ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ಉഴಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜದย ಲ เ฿ಹ
ඛಧ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2006 (2007ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 6)ඝ౬ ಅಳವലಆำโದ౽ౙಜ
ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴโൿ ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಇൿ
ූರತ
ಗಣฃಜದ
ಎಪ౭൞౨ರඡ
ವಷბದย
ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜ
เඋನಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-
1. ౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಲ เ฿ಹ ඛಧ
(ಕකბಟಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2025 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಇൿ ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜಪತದย ಅඌಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ
ತൡ౨ಪലಸಬർඈಥ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.
2. 9ಎ ຄಸ ಪಕರಣದ ಪბഷ.- ಲ เ฿ಹ ඛಧ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2006 (2007ರ
಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 6) (ಇದರย ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮๅಂൿ ಉวೕಸมಜං)
9ඡ ಪಕರಣದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“9ಎ. ಲ เ฿ಹಃౙ ಪಯൟ౬โൿ ಮൡ౨ ದ౪ ഴโದ౽ౙಜ ಅಥ฿
ಲ ඛ๏൞ಥბಃౙ ಪಯൟ౬โൿ ಮൡ౨ ದ౫ ഴโದ౽ౙಜ ඈಡච.-
෴ฃದง, ಲ เ฿ಹಃౙ ಪಯൟ౬โൿ ಮൡ౨ ದ౪ ഴโൿ ಅಥ฿ ಲ
ඛ๏൞ಥბಃౙ ಪಯൟ౬โൿ ಮൡ౨ ದ౫ ലದฉ ಎರഴ ವಷბಗัಡ เಸ౨คಸಬർದ
¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ
Part – IVA
12,
, 2025(
21
1947)
BENGALURU, TUESDAY, 12, AUGUST, 2025 ( SHRAVANA ,21 , SHAKAVARSHA, 1947)
. 472
No. 472
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ಕണಣ ౽ฃ฿ಸඅಂൽಡ ಅಥ฿ ಒಂൿ ಲౘ งඩಯವರಡ เಸ౨คಸಬർದ
೩มචಂൽಡ ಅಥ฿ ಅๅರಡคಂದล ඈಡඛೕಯ฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪.”
3. ಪಕರಣ 10ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 10ඡ ಪಕರಣದย,-
(i)
๏ೕბಃಯยನ
“චರๆคโದಃౙ”
ಎಂಬ
ಪದಗัಡ
ಬದมಜ
“ದ౪ತัโದಃౙ
ಮൡ౨
චರๆคโದಃౙ”
ಎಂಬ
ಪದಗಳඝ౬
ಪൟೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ.
(ii) “ൿౣიೕชඪವ” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ತฆ฿ಯ “ಅಥ฿ ದ౪ತัವ,
ඛ๏൞ಥბದย
൧ಡಞವ”
ಎಂಬ
ಪದಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಅಲ౭เฃಮ
ກ౬ಯඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ.
4. ຄಸ ಪಕರಣ 12ಎ ಪბഷ.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 12ඡ ಪಕರಣದ ತฆ฿ಯ
ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“12ಎ. ಅඩಪ౨ ವಯಸౙ ಮಞเನ ඛ๏൞ಥბವඝ౬ ಅඞ೧ბತತัโൿ.-
ಅඩಪ౨ ವಯ౺ನ ಮಞವඝ౬ เ฿ಹದ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ ඛ๏൞ಥბತัർಗ, ಅಂಥ
ඛ๏൞ಥბโ ಅಂತ ಮൡ౨ ಅඞ೧ბತ฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪.”
5. ಪಕರಣ 13ಎ ಪბഷ.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 13ඡ ಪಕರಣದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ
෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“13ಎ. ಲ ඛ๏൞ಥბವඝ౬ ඛඌವ ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬ ຄರലಸฤ
ක෴ಲಯದ ಅඌ౽ರ.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย ತൽ౷ฆದ౫฿ದൿ ಏඡಒಳತಂലದ౪ง,
ಲ เ฿ಹ ඛಧ ಅඌ౽คಯ ಅ೧ბಯ ෬ว ಅಥ฿ ෴ช ವ౾౨ಯ คನ
෩ಲಕ ಅಥ฿ ಅನ൭ ൟ ෬ฉಡ, ಪಥಮ ದ೬ბ කಕ ೧ౣიೕഡ ಅಥ฿
෫ജೕඩยಟඨ ೧ౣიೕಟඝ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯವඝ౬ ಉಲಂಫ ඛ๏൞ಥბವඝ౬
ಆೕ೧ฆโർಜ ಅಥ฿ ನഷವ ಬಡ ಮನದഓౣದฉ, ಅಂಥ ೧ౣიೕಟඝ
෴โඃ ಘಟචಯ ಸದಸ ಅಥ฿ ವ౾౨ಗಳ ಘವඣ౬ಳತಂഴ ෴ช ವ౾౨ಯ
เฆದ౫ ಅಂಥ ඛ๏൞ಥბವඝ౬ ඛඌವ ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬ ຄರലಸತಕౙൿ౪.”
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ಉං౪ೕಶಗำ ಮൡ౨ ౽ರಣಗಳ ຂัಃ
ಲ เ฿ಹ ඛಧ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2006 (2007ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 6)ඝ౬ ಈ
෨ಂൽನโಗัಛಜ ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴโൿ ಅವಶಕๅಂൿ ಪคಗಸมಜං,-
(1) ಲ เ฿ಹಃౙ ಪಯൟ౬โൿ ಮൡ౨ ದ౪ ഴโൿ ಅಥ฿ ಲ
ඛ๏൞ಥბಃౙ ಪಯൟ౬โൿ ಮൡ౨ ದ౪ ഴโದ౽ౙಜ ඈಡචಯ ಀค൞ದ
ಉಪීಧವඝ౬ ಕย౭ಸฤ ;
(2) เ฿ಹದ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ ඛಶಸมದ ಅඩಪ౨ ವಯ౺ನ ಮಞเನ
ඛ๏൞ಥბವඝ౬ ಅಂತ ಮൡ౨ ಅඞ೧ბತๅಂൿ ಳೕಸฤ; ಮൡ౨
(3) ಲ ඛ๏൞ಥბವඝ౬ ඛඌವ ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬ ຄರലಸฤ
ಪಥಮ ದ೬ბ කಕ ೧ౣიೕഡ ಅಥ฿ ෫ജೕඩยඨ ೧ౣიೕಟคಡ
ಅඌ౽ರವඝ౬ ඛೕಡฤ.
ಆದ౪คಂದ ಈ เඒಯಕ.
ಆ൮ბಕ ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ
ಪ౨เತ ๎ಸකತಕ ಕಮโ ෴โඃ ກನ ๅಚವඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലฆโൽಲ.
ಲ౾౹ ກ౯ಳౙฑ
ಮะ ಮൡ౨ ಮಕౙಳ ಅไൽ౫,
เಕಲತನರ ಟ คಯ කಗคಕರ
ಸಬยೕಕರಣ ൟ
JA.PÉ. «±Á¯ÁQë
PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð
PÀ£ÁðlPÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉ
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ಅඝීಧ
ಲ เ฿ಹ ඛಧ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2006 (2007ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 6)ರ
ಉದ౫ೃತ ූಗ
XXX XXX XXX
9. ಮಞವඝ౬ เ฿ಹ฿ಞವ ವಯಸౙ ඬฆಷඛಡ ඈಡච.- ಲ เ฿ಹ
ലಆำವ ಹൽචಂഖ ವಷბ ವಯ౺ ෦ೕคದ ෴ช ವಯಸౙ ඬฆಷඝ ಎರഴ
ವಷბಗಳವฉಡ
เಸ౨คಸಬർದ
ಕണಣ
౽ฃ฿ಸൽಂದ
ಅಥ฿
ಒಂൿ
ಲౘ
งඩಗಳವฉಡ
เಸ౨คಸಬർದ
೩มචಂದ
ಅಥ฿
ಅๅರಡคಂದล
ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪.
XXX XXX XXX
10. ಲ เ฿ಹವඝ౬ ๎౨ೕಕ౨฿ಜ චರๆคโದಃౙ ඈಡච.- ෴โඃ
ಲ เ฿ಹವඝ౬ චರๆคವ, ನഷವ, ඛඃბ๏ವ ಅಥ฿ ൿ౭ೕชඪವ
෴ವඡ ವ౾౨, ಆ เ฿ಹโ ಲ เ฿ಹ฿ಜರยಲๅಂൿ ඦಬฤ ತನಡ
౽ರಣಗำ ಇದ౪ๅಂൿ ಅವඝ ฆ೩฿ൡಪലದ ຄರൡ, ಎರഴ ವಷბಗಳವฉಡ
เಸ౨คಸಬർದ
ಕണಣ
౽ฃ฿ಸൽಂದ
ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪
ಮൡ౨
ಒಂൿ
ಲౘ
งඩಗಳವฉಡ เಸ౨คಸಬർದ ೩มචಡ ಞค෴ಗತಕౙൿ౪.
XXX XXX XXX
12.
ಃಲโ
ಸඛ౬ๆಶಗಳย
ಅඩಪ౨
ವಯಸౙ
ಮಞเನ
เ฿ಹವඝ౬
๒ನತัโൿ.- ಅඩಪ౨ ವಯಸౙ ಮಞವඝ౬,-
(ಎ) ౽ඞඝಬದ౫ ೕಷಕನ ಬัಂದ ಕฉඅಯ౪ย ಅಥ฿ ಆತನ ಬัಂದ
ඬಸม ಕฉൿಆಂഴ ຄೕಜฆವย; ಅಥ฿
() ಬಲ๋ತ฿ಜ ಒ൞౨ಯ ല ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ෮ೕಸದ เඋನൽಂದ
෴โඃ ಸ౩ಳൽಂದ ຄರຄೕಞ๋ දೕชඪದย; ಅಥ฿
() เ฿ಹದ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ ฃಟ ലದย; ಮൡ౨ ෴โඃ คೕൟಯย
เ฿ಹ฿ಞ๋ ലದย, ಅಥ฿ ಅඩಪ౨ ವಯಸౙඛಡ เ฿ಹ฿ಜൿ౪ ಆ ತฆ฿ಯ
ಆ ಅඩಪ౨ ವಯಸౙನඝ౬ ಅජൟಕ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ฃಟ ലದฉ, ಅಥ฿
ൿ฿ბඩರಃౙ ಒಳಪലದฉ ಅಥ฿ ಬಳಆಂಡฉ - ಅಂಥ เ฿ಹโ ಅಂತ ಮൡ౨
๒ನ฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪.
13. ಲ เ฿ಹವඝ౬ ඛඌವ ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬ ຄರലโದಃౙ
ක෴ಲಯದ
ಅඌ౽ರ.-
(1)
ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮದย
ಒಳತಂലฆโದಃౙ
ತൽ౷ฆದ౫฿ൿൿ ಏඡ ಇದ౪ง, ಲ เ฿ಹ ඛಧ ಅඌ౽คಯ ಅ೧ბಯ ෬ว
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ಅಥ฿ ෴ವඡ ವ౾౨ಯ คನ ෨ಌಂತರ ಅಥ฿ ಅನ൭ ಪഷದ ൟಯ ෬ว,
ಪಥಮ ದ೬ბ කಕ ೧ౣიೕಟඛಡ ಅಥ฿ ಮನಗರ ೧ౣიೕಟඛಡ ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಉಲಂಫ ಲ เ฿ಹ ಏඩბഴ ಡมಜංಂൿ ಅಥ฿
เ฿ಹโ ๎౨იೕಕ౨฿ಜ චರๆರยฆโංಂൿ ಮನದഓౣದฉ, ಅಂಥ ೧ౣიೕಟඝ
ಅಂಥ เ฿ಹವඝ౬ ඛඌ ෴โඃ ಘಟචಯ ಅಥ฿ ವ౾౨ಗಳ ಘದ ಸದಸඞ
คඈ ෴ವඡ ವ౾౨ಯ เฆದ౫ ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬ ຄರലಸತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಲ เ฿ಹವඝ౬ ಅಥ฿ ಲ เ฿ಹಗಳඝ౬ ๎౨იೕಕ౨฿ಜ චರๆคವ
ಧಡ ීඌඈ ತನಡ ൟัದ ಅಥ฿ ඦಬฤ ౽ರಣವඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ෴ವඡ
ವ౾౨ ಮൡ౨ ಕ౨ ൟಯඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ಸ౽ბชತರ ౩ (1)ඡ ಉಪ
ಪಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ರඝ౬ ಸยಸಬൿ.
(3) ಪಥಮ ದ೬ბ කಕ ೧ౣიೕഡ ಅಥ฿ ಮನಗರ ೧ౣიೕഡ
ක෴ಲಯโ ෴โඃ ඦಬಲಹბ ವರൽಯ ಅಥ฿ ൟಯ ಆඋರದ ෬ว
൞කಜ ೬ౢೕಯಯඝ౬ ಡൿಆಳಬൿ.
(4) ಅౘಯ ൣൟೕಯඈತಹ ಃಲโ ൽನಗൿ ෩ಕ ಲ เ฿ಹโ
๎౨იೕಕ౨฿ಜ චರๆฆโದඝ౬ ತഷವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ, ೧ม ೧ౣიೕಟನඝ౬ ಈ
ಅඌඛಯಮದ ෩ಲಕ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ෬ฉಡ ಲ เ฿ಹ ඛಧ ಅඌ౽คಡ
ಪದತ౨฿ඈಥ ಎม ಅඌ౽ರಗಳඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ಲ เ฿ಹ ඛಧ ಅඌ౽คಂൿ
ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪.
(5) ೧ม ೧ౣიೕಟඝ ಲเ฿ಹ ๎౨ಕ౨฿ಜ චರๆฆโದඝ౬ ඛยಸฤ
ಅಥ฿ ತഷಯฤ ກೋವค ಅඌ౽ರಗಳඝ౬ ಸಹ ຄಂൽರತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಈ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ
ಅವඝ ಎม ಕ౨ ಕಮಗಳඝ౬ ಅತಳಬൿ ಮൡ౨ ಅಗತ฿ದ ಕඛಷ ಬಲಪೕಗ
ಡಬൿ.
(6) ක෴ಲಯโ ದූბඝರ ಅಂಥ ವ౾౨ಡ, ෴โඃ ಘಟචಯ
ಸದಸคಡ ಅಥ฿ ವ౾౨ಗಳ ಘದ ෴ವඡ ಸದಸඛಡ ಈ ෨ಂತ฿ಜ ඣೕഔೕ
ඛೕലದ౪ ຄರൡ ಮൡ౨ ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬ ຄರലโದರ เฆದ౫ ౽ರಣವඝ౬
൧ೕคโದಃౙ ಅವඛಡ ಅಥ฿ ಅโಗัಡ ಅವ౽ಶ ඛೕലದ౪ ຄರൡ, ෴ವඡ ವ౾౨ಯ
ಅಥ฿
෴โඃ
ಘಟචಯ
ಅಥ฿
ವ౾౨ಗಳ
ಘದ
෴ವඡ
ವ౾౨ಯ
ຄರലಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ: เฆದ౫ (1)ඡ ಉಪಪಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ෴โඃ ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬
ಪฏൡ,
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෴โඃ ൡൡბ ದಭბದย, ಈ ಪಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ෴โඃ ඣೕഔೕ ඛೕಡං
ಮಧಂತರ
ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬
ຄರലโದಃౙ
ක෴ಲಯโ
ಅඌ౽ರ
ຄಂൽರತಕౙൿ౪.
(7) ෴ವ ಪౘ౽ರನ เฆದ౫ ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬ ຄರലಸมಜංೕ ಆ
ಪౘ౽ರඛಡ ඣೕഔೕ ඛೕലದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಮൡ౨ ಅಹ฿ಲඝ౬ ಆยದ ತฆ฿ಯ (1)ඡ
ಉಪಪಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ຄರലಸมದ ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬ ౩คೕಕคಸಬൿ ಅಥ฿
ರโತัಸಬൿ.
(8) ක෴ಲಯโ ൞කಜ ಆಗย ಅಥ฿ ෴ವඡ ඌತ ವ౾౨ಯ ಅ೧ბಯ
෬มಗย
(1)ඡ
ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣದ
෬ฉಡ
ຄರലದ
ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬
ರൿ౪ತัಸಬൿ ಅಥ฿ ಬದมವൕ ಡಬൿ.
(9) (1)ඡ ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ಅ೧ბಯඝ౬ ౷ೕಕคฆವย, ක෴ಲಯโ,
ಅ೧ბർರඛಡ ಏർ౪ಜ ಅಥ฿ ವ౾ೕಲನ ෩ಲಕ ತನ౬ ෨ಂං ಜฃಗฤ ಅವ౽ಶ
ಆಡತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ක෴ಲಯโ ಅ೧ბർರನඝ౬ เೈರൕ ലದ ತฆ฿ಯ
ಅ೧ბಯඝ౬ තಣბ฿ಜ ಅಥ฿ ූಗ๛ ൟರಸౙคದฉ, ಡ ലದ ಬಡ
౽ರಣಗಳඝ౬ ยತದย ർಖยಸತಕౙൿ౪.
(10)
(1)ඡ
ಉಪ-ಪಕರಣದ
෬ฉಡ
ತನ౬
เฆದ౫
ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬
ຄರലಸมಜංಂൿ ൟัൽฆವ ෴ವඡ ವ౾౨, ಅಂಥ ඛಬბಂಧ౽೬ౢಯඝ౬
ಉಲಂಫದฉ
ಅವඝ
ಎರഴ
ವಷბಗಳವฉಡ
เಸ౨คಸಬർඈಥ
ಅವඌಯ
ಎರಡರสಂൿ ಬಡಯ ౽ฃ฿ಸൽಂದ ಅಥ฿ ಒಂൿ ಲౘ งඩಗಳವฉಡ
เಸ౨คಸಬർದ ೩มචಂದ ಅಥ฿ ಅๅರಡคಂದล ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪: ಪฏൡ,
෴ವ ಮึ ౽ฃ฿ಸൽಂದ ඈലತะಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ.
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KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
SIXTEENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
SEVENTH SESSION
THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE (KARNATAKA AMENDMENT) BILL,
2025
(LA Bill No. 34 of 2025)
A Bill to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 in its application
to the State of Karnataka.
Whereas, it is expedient to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
(Central Act 6 of 2007), in its application to State of Karnataka, for the purposes
hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy Sixth year of
the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the
Prohibition of Child Marriage (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force on such a date as the State Government may, by
notification in the official Gazette, appoint.
2. Insertion of new section 9A. - In the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act,
2006 (Central Act 6 of 2007) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after
section 9, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“9A Punishment for attempt and preparation to make child marriage or
attempt and preparation to make engagement of a child.- Whoever, make an
attempt and preparation to make child marriage or attempt and preparation to
make engagement of a child shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which
may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with
both”.
3. Amendment of section 10.- In the principal Act, in section 10,-
(i)
in the heading, for the word “solemnising”, the words “Preparation
and solemnising”, shall be substituted; and
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(ii)
after the words “abets any child marriage”, the words “or involves in
preparation, engagement of child marriage”, shall be inserted.
4. Insertion of new section 12A . - In the principal Act, after section 12,
the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“12A engagement of a minor child to be void.- Where a child being a
minor is engaged for the purpose of the marriage, such engagement shall be null
and void.”
5. Insertion of new section 13A. - In the principal Act, after section 13, the
following shall be inserted, namely:-
“13A. Power of court to issue injunction prohibiting child engagement.-
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, if, on an
application of the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer or on receipt of information
through a complaint or otherwise from any person, a Judicial Magistrate of the first
class or a Metropolitan Magistrate is satisfied that a child engagement in
contravention of this Act has been arranged or is about to be performed, such
Magistrate shall issue an injunction against any person including a member of an
organisation or an association of persons prohibiting such engagement.”
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
It is considered necessary to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage
Act, 2006 (Central Act 6 of 2007) in its application to the State of Karnataka,-
(1) to make provision regarding punishment for attempt and preparation to
make a child marriage or attempt and preparation to make engagement
of a child;
(2) to declare engagement of a child being a minor is engaged for the
purpose of the marriage to be null and void; and
(3) to empower judicial magistrate of the first class or a metropolitan
magistrate to issue injunction prohibiting child engagement.
Hence, the Bill.
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FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
There is no extra expenditure involved in the proposed legislative measure.
LAKSHMI HEBBALKAR
Minister of Women and Child Development,
Disabled and Senior-Citizens Empowerment of
Karnataka
M.K. VISHALAKSHI
Secretary
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
ANNEXURE
EXTRACT FROM THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006
(CENTRAL ACT NO 06 OF 2007)
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9. Punishment for male adult marrying a child.- Whoever, being a male
adult above eighteen years of age, contracts a child marriage shall be punishable
with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may
extend to one lakh rupees or with both.
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10. Punishment for solemnising a child marriage.- Whoever performs,
conducts, directs or abets any child marriage shall be punishable with rigorous
imprisonment which may extend to two years and shall be liable to fine which may
extend to one lakh rupees unless he proves that he had reasons to believe that the
marriage was not a child marriage.
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12. Marriage of a minor child to be void in certain circumstances.- Where
a child, being a minor,-
(a) is taken or enticed out of the keeping of the lawful guardian;
or
(b) by force compelled, or by any deceitful means induced to go
from any place; or
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(c) is sold for the purpose of marriage; and made to go through a
form of marriage or if the minor is married after which the
minor is sold or trafficked or used for immoral purposes, such
marriage shall be null and void.
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13. Power of court to issue injunction prohibiting child marriages.- (1)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, if, on an
application of the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer or on receipt of information
through a complaint or otherwise from any person, a Judicial Magistrate of the first
class or a Metropolitan Magistrate is satisfied that a child marriage in
contravention of this Act has been arranged or is about to be solemnised, such
Magistrate shall issue an injunction against any person including a member of an
organisation or an association of persons prohibiting such marriage.
(2) A complaint under sub-section (1) may be made by any person having
personal knowledge or reason to believe, and a non-governmental organisation
having reasonable information, relating to the likelihood of taking place of
solemnisation of a child marriage or child marriages.
(3) The Court of the Judicial Magistrate of the first class or the Metropolitan
Magistrate may also take suomotu cognizance on the basis of any reliable report or
information.
(4) For the purposes of preventing solemnisation of mass child marriages on
certain days such as AkshayaTrutiya, the District Magistrate shall be deemed to
be the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer with all powers as are conferred on a Child
Marriage Prohibition Officer by or under this Act.
(5) The District Magistrate shall also have additional powers to stop or
prevent solemnisation of child marriages and for this purpose, he may take all
appropriate measures and use the minimum force required.
(6) No injunction under sub-section (1) shall be issued against any person or
member of any organisation or association of persons unless the Court has
previously given notice to such person, members of the organisation or association
of persons, as the case may be, and has offered him or them an opportunity to
show cause against the issue of the injunction:
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Provided that, in the case of any urgency, the Court shall have the power to
issue an interim injunction without giving any notice under this section.
(7) An injunction issued under sub-section (1) may be confirmed or vacated
after giving notice and hearing the party against whom the injunction was issued.
(8) The Court may either on its own motion or on the application of any
person aggrieved, rescind or alter an injunction issued under sub-section (1).
(9) Where an application is received under sub-section (1), the Court shall
afford the applicant an early opportunity of appearing before it either in person or
by an advocate and if the Court, after hearing the applicant rejects the application
wholly or in part, it shall record in writing its reasons for so doing.
(10) Whoever knowing that an injunction has been issued under sub-section
(1) against him disobeys such injunction shall be punishable with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which
may extend to one lakh rupees or with both:
Provided that, no woman shall be punishable with imprisonment.
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