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Penalty:- (i) A penalty of Rs 5 per day, subject to a maximum of Rs 100 will be levied from the parties at the time of marriage registration, in case of non registration of marriage with in time without reasonable cause. The Marriage Registrar may remit the fine on proper cause being shown. (ii) Any person who makes a false statement regarding his marriage or other details shall be punished which may extend upto Rs. 5000. (iii) Making baseless and false objection about the registration of marriage shall also attract a penalty of Rs. 5000. (iv) All Registrar of Marriages, who fail to register marriage without proper reason will be liable of departmental proceeding under their service rule.