law: The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
  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 suo motu 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 Akshaya Trutiya, 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: 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.