law: Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 
  6. Punishment for parent or guardian concerned
  
  in a child marriage 
  (1) Where a minor contracts a child marriage,
  
  any person having charge of the minor, whether as parent or guardian or in any
  
  other capacity, lawful or unlawful, who does any act to promote the marriage or
  
  permits it to be solemnized, or negligently fails to prevent it from being
  
  solemnized, shall be punishable with 9[simple imprisonment which may extend to
  
  three months and shall also be liable to fine]:
  Provided  that no woman shall be punishable with
  
  imprisonment.
  (2) For the purposes of this section, it shall
  
  be presumed, unless and until the contrary is proved, that where a minor has
  
  contracted a child marriage, the person having charge of such minor has
  
  negligently failed to prevent the marriage from being solemnized.