Editorial Annotation
Pretending to solemnize marriage
Statutory Text
294 Every one who (a) solemnizes or pretends to solemnize a marriage without lawful authority, the proof of which lies on him, or (b) procures a person to solemnize a marriage knowing that he is not lawfully authorized to solemnize the marriage, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.