ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS ________ SECTIONS 1. Short title, extent and commencement . 2. Definitions. 3. Child marriages to be voidable at the option of contracting party being a child . 4. Provision for maintenance and residence to female contracting party to child marriage . 5. Custody and maintenance of children of child marriages. 6. Legitimacy of children born of child marriages . 7. Power of district court to modify orders issued under section 4 or section 5. 8. Court to which petition should be made. 9. Punishment for male adult marrying a child. 10. Punishment for solemnising a child marriage. 11. Punishment for promoting or permitting solemnisation of child marriages . 12. Marriage of a minor child to be void in certain circumstances . 13. Power of court to issue injunction prohibiting child marriages . 14. Child marriages in contravention of injunction orders to be void . 15. Offences to be cognizable and non -bailable . 16. Child Marriage Prohibition Officers. 17. Child Marriage Prohibition Officers to be public servants . 18. Protection of action taken in good faith . 19. Power of State Government to make rules. 20. Amendment of Act No. 25 of 1955. 21. Repeal and savings . 4 THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006 ACT NO. 6 OF 2007 [10th January, 2007. ]