law: Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872 
  73. Persons authorized to solemnize
  
  marriage (other than Clergy of Churches of England, Scotland or Rome);
  Whoever, being
  
  authorized under this Act to solemnize a marriage, and not being a Clergyman of
  
  the Church of England solemnizing a marriage after due publication of banns, or
  
  under a license from the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese or a Surrogate duly
  
  authorized in that behalf, or, not being a Clergyman of the Church of Scotland,
  
  solemnizing a marriage according to the rules, rites, ceremonies and customs of
  
  that church, or, not being a Clergyman of the Church of Rome, solemnizing a
  
  marriage according to the rites, rules, ceremonies and customs of that church,
  Issuing certificate, or marrying, without publishing
  
  notice or after expiry of certificate
  knowingly and
  
  willfully by issues any certificate for marriage under this Act, or solemnizes
  
  and marriage between such persons as aforesaid, without publishing, or causing
  
  to be affixed, the notice of such marriage as directed in Part III of this Act,
  
  or after the expiration of two months after the certificate has been issued by
  
  him;
  Issuing certificate for, or solemnizing, marriage with
  
  minor, within fourteen days after notice
  or knowingly and willful
  
  issues any certificate for marriage, or solemnizes a marriage between such
  
  persons when one of the persons intending marriage is a minor, before the
  
  expiration of fourteen days after the receipt of notice of such marriage, or
  
  without sending, by the post or otherwise, a copy of such notice to the
  
  Marriage Registrar, or, if there be more Marriage Registrars than one, to the
  
  Senior Marriage Registrar of the district;
  Issuing certificate   forbidden
  or knowingly and
  
  willfully issues any certificate the issue of which has been forbidden, under
  
  this Act, by any person authorized to forbid the issue ;
  Solemnizing marriage authorizedly forbidden
  or knowingly and
  
  willfully solemnizes any marriage forbidden by any person authorized to forbid
  
  the same, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
  
  four years, and shall also be liable to fine.