Provided that all the provisions of section 8 and 9 shall apply for such marriages to be solemnized.

Offence to be non-bailable and cognizable Offence to be non-bailable and cognizable.- Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) every offence committed under this Act shall be cognizable and non-bailable.