The Special Marriage Act, 1872
Section 9Court may fine when objection not reasonable
In force
s. 9
9. Court may fine when objection not reasonable Any Court in which any such suit as is referred to in section 7 is filed may, if it shall appear to it that the objection was not reasonable and bonafide, inflict a fine, not exceeding one thousand rupees, on the person objecting, and award it, or any part of it, to the parties to the intended marriage.